Civil Society and Peacebuilding in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Anthropocene

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxxvi

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2. Civil Society Organisations as Key Players in Peacebuilding in the Anthropocene

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. General Introduction

      • Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala, Geoff Thomas Harris

      Pages 3-15

   3. Peace Ecology in the Anthropocene for Africa

      • Hans Günter Brauch

      Pages 17-66

   4. Civil Society, Climate Change, Security Risks Management and Peacebuilding in the Anthropocene

      • Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala

      Pages 67-93

   5. Faith-Based Organisations and Environmental Peace: Impact of Laudato Si’ and Its Relevance in the Anthropocene

      • Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala

      Pages 95-125

   6. Healing Nature and Creation in the Anthropocene: A Reflection on the Role of Religion

      • Dumisani Maqeda Ngwenya

      Pages 127-141

3. Micro-level Case Studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143

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   2. Empowering Women to Build Peace: A Case Study of Grace to Heal Trust in Lupane District

      • Ntombizakhe Moyo-Nyoni, Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala

      Pages 145-189

   3. Peacebuilding Through Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Lessons from Civil Society Organisations in Zimbabwe

      • Ashton Murwira

      Pages 191-203

   4. Civil Society and Peacebuilding in the Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo

      • Georges Bomino Bosakaibo

      Pages 205-233

   5. Zimbabwe’s National Peace and Reconciliation Commission and Civil Society: Partners in Peacebuilding?

      • Lawrence Mhandara

      Pages 235-250

   6. Civil Society and Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Opportunities, Challenges and Recommendations

      • Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala

      Pages 251-269

   7. Promoting Democratisation in DR Congo: The Case Study of Act for Transparent and Peaceful Elections

      • Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala, Gerard Mpang’de Bisambu

      Pages 271-306

   8. Civil Society Organisations and School Peace Clubs in South Africa: An Outcome Evaluation

      • Dorothy Moyo

      Pages 307-317

   9. The Challenges and Opportunities for Civil Society in Peacebuilding: Lessons from the Matabeleland Collective, Zimbabwe

      • Dumisani Maqeda Ngwenya

      Pages 319-335

   10. The Role of Civil Society Participation in Social Cohesion Processes in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

       • Paul Kariuki

       Pages 337-353

   11. Building the Capacity of Civil Society Organisations in Nonviolent Campaigning: A Case Study from South Sudan

       • Moses Monday John

       Pages 355-381

   12. How Informal Peace Committees Complement Macro-infrastructures for Peace in Zimbabwe

       • Norman Chivasa

       Pages 383-395

   13. Protecting and Nurturing Children Born from Rape in South Kivu Communities: A Challenge for Civil Society

       • Josephine Kimanu Mauwa, Sylvia Blanche Kaye, Denis Mukengere Mukwege

       Pages 397-419

This book examines civil society's peacebuilding role in sub-Saharan Africa in the context

of climate change and the pursuit of environmental peace and justice in the Anthropocene.

Five main research themes emerge from its 20 chapters:

· The roles of environmental peacemaking, environmental justice, ecological

education and eco-ethics in helping to mitigate the impacts of climate change

· Peacebuilding by CSOs after violent conflicts, with particular reference to

accountability, reconciliation and healing

· CSO involvement in democratic processes and political transition after violent

conflicts

· Relationships between local CSOs and their foreign funders and the interactions

between CSOs and the African Union's peace and security architecture.

· The particular role of faith-based CSOs

The book underlines the centrality of dialogue to African peacebuilding and the indigenous

wisdom and philosophies on which itis based. Such wisdom will be a key resource in

confronting the existential challenges of the Anthropocene.

The book will be a significant resource for researchers, academics and policymakers

concerned with the challenge of climate change, its interactions with armed conflict and the

peacebuilding role of CSOs.

· This pathbreaking book shows why peacebuilding analysis and efforts need to be

urgently re-oriented towards the existential challenges of environmental peace and

justice.

· It explains the emerging conceptual frameworks which are needed for this new role.

· It explains the critical role that CSOs - local and international - will play in

implementing this new peacebuilding approach, with particular reference to sub-

Saharan Africa.

• Anthropocene
• Civil society and global warming
• Environmental peace
• Peace ecology and ecojustice
• Sub-Saharan Africa and peacebuilding
• Environmental justice and sustainable development
• Faith-based organisations
• African Union's climate change policies
• Peace-making and peacebuiling
• Conflicts-sensitive risks management

• International Centre of Nonviolence, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa

  Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala, Geoff Thomas Harris

Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala (South Africa, DRC) is Assoc. Prof., Univ. of Bandundu, DRC & Senior Lecturer, International Centre of Nonviolence, Durban Univ. of Technology (DUT). He holds Diplomas & B.A.s in Philosophy, Theology, Mission and in Religious Studies, M.Phil. from St Augustine College, a conferred M. Tech. in Public Management, and in 2016, he was awarded a Ph.D. in Management Sciences (Peacebuilding programme) by DUT. His research interests comprise child soldiering, restorative justice, transitional justice, and peacebuilding.
 
Geoff Harris (South Africa, Australia) is Prof., International Centre for Nonviolence, Durban University of Technology, where he set up its postgraduate Peacebuilding Programme. His  research interests include restorative justice, reintegration of prisoners and demilitarisation. He held posts at La Trobe Univ., Australia (1969-71), Univ. of Papua New Guinea (1972-78), Lincoln Univ., New Zealand (1978-80), Univ. ofNew England, Australia (1980-99), Univ. of Natal and Univ. of KwaZulu-Natal (1999-2011) and at DUT (2012- ), South Africa.

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