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  Paper #1

Beyond Pietism and Prosperity: Religious Resources for Reconstruction and Reconciliation in Zimbabwe;

Author: Gladys Ganiel (Click here to download).

Paper #2 

Speak no more of cousinage? Neoliberalism, conflict and the decline of joking relationships;

Author: Brett R. O’Bannon (Click here to download).
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Paper #3

Vertical Collectivism as an Obstacle to Democratic Policing and Restorative Justice in The Gambia

Author: Stephen Perrott  (Click here to download).

Paper #4

 

"How are We in this World Now?": Persons Disabled by War in the Sierra Leonean Peace Processes

Author: Pearl Praise Gottschalk  (Available for download soon)

Paper # 5

  

Africa and Climate Change in the Era of Complex Interdependent Globalised International System

Author: Lere Amusan, Ph.D. (click here to download).  originally published in The Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences (JAPSS).

Paper #6

Socio-Economic Injustice and Cronyism: Warlordism and Tayloryism in the Sierra Leone Civil War  o

Author: Dele Ogunmola, Ph.D.Student (click here to download)   originally published in The Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences (JAPSS).

Paper #7

‘State-caused’ Ethnic Conflicts: The Need for Remedial Measures in Regard to Teacher Education in the Northern Region of Ghana

Author: Quassy Adjapawn, Ph.D. (click here to download)  originally published in The Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences (JAPSS).

Paper #8

A Strategic Perspective on Nigeria’s Role in Energy Cooperation and Integration in the Greater Gulf of Guinea

Author: Ogundari, O. Ibikunle, Olaopa, R. Olawale, and Siyanbola, O. Willie (click here to download) originally published in The Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences (JAPSS).

Paper #9

Territorial Theory and The Resolution of African Territorial Conflicts: The Case of Ethiopia/Eritrea Boundary Conflict

Author: Efem N. Ubi (click here to download)  originally published in The Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences (JAPSS).

Paper #10

Under Reconstruction: Ethnicity, Ethnic Nationalism, and the Future of the Nigerian State  

Author: Isiaka Alani Badmus (click here to download)  originally published in The Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences (JAPSS).

Paper #11

The Yoruba Nationalist Movements, Ethnic Politics and Violence: A Creation from Historical Consciousness and Socio-political Space in South-western Nigeria

Author: Aderemi Suleiman Ajala, Ph.D. (click here to download)   originally published in The Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences (JAPSS).

Paper #12

Keeping peace in Tanzanian labour conflicts: Mediation as a governmental response

Author: Dr. Claude-Hélène Mayer (click here to download)

 

Other Open Access Papers from APCN

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Gender, Incarceration and Peacemaking
Selected papers by Mechthild Nagel on Restorative.
The papers may be accessed at:
http://web.cortland.edu/nagelm/prisonpapers.html

Mediation and Multiculturalism: Domestic and International Challenges
By comparing mediation preferences and styles in the African World with the mainstream practice model in the USA, the paper examines the cultural dimensions of conflict mediation.  The paper may be accessed at:
http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/mediation_multiculturalism/?nid=1190

Rituals and Conflict Transformation
The ritual aspect of conflict processing offers a fascinating field of analysis that is ideal for synthesizing conflict resolution expertise  and social scientific knowledge. The paper may be accessed at:
http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/rituals_and_ceremonials?nid=6776

Special Affinities and Conflict Resolution: West African Social Institutions and Mediation
Many West Africans are connected by overlapping networks of these relationships, which can include reciprocal obligations,  behavioral taboos, and stereotyping by ethnicity, region of origin, and clan affiliation. The paper may be accessed at:
http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/joking_kinship/?nid=6754

Governance and Legal Reform in The Gambia and Beyond: an anthropological critique of current development strategies
This occasional Paper was published by Dr. Mark Davidheiser under the auspices of the Max Planck Institute for SocialAnthropology. The paper may be accessed at http://www.eth.mpg.de/pubs/wps/pdf/mpi-eth-working-paper-0093.pdf


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