Preventive Diplomacy, Security, and Human Rights in West Africa
This edited volume focuses on the development and conflict prevention mechanism of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. The contributors discuss complex socio-political and economic issues and use a cross disciplinary approach to treat m
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Preventive Diplomacy, Security, and Human Rights in West Africa
Okon Akiba Editor
Preventive Diplomacy, Security, and Human Rights in West Africa
Editor Okon Akiba International and Comparative Politics Professor York University Toronto, Canada
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Preface and Acknowledgements
This book is conceived as an addition to ongoing discourses and global dialogues on the management of security risks and resolution of violent conflict. It draws its conceptual orientation and analytical power from the Economic Community of West African States Conflict Prevention Framework (ECPF). Under the auspices of the Center for Democracy and Development (CDD), Abuja, Nigeria, I worked with colleagues to develop the main research questions concerning regional peace and stability. These were successfully brought together in a book proposal that was presented to the Consortium for Development Partnership (CDP) for research support consideration. Preparations to develop a manuscript and write a book on Preventive Diplomacy in West Africa accelerated once support was granted: Researchers, scholars, and independent consultants participated in preliminary meetings to explore lines of inquiry for the book and to construct research modalities. Three conferences were hosted in Abuja, Accra, and Dakar in 2009 through 2011, during which periods the research themes were defined and editorial policy refined. Thereafter, the main contributors were selected. Depth of analytical thought and evide
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