Peace and power sharing in Africa: a not so obvious relationship

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Peace accords usually involve top politicians and military leaders, who negotiate, sign, and/or benefit from an agreement. What is conspicuously absent from such negotiations is broad-based participation by those who should benefit in the first place: citizens. More specifically, the local level of security provision and insecurity production is rarely taken into account. The analysis of recent African peace agreements shows important variations in power-sharing devices and why it is important to ask who is sharing power with whom. Experiences with power sharing are mixed and far less positive than assumed by outside negotiators.

Object Details

• ISSN: 0001-9909
• Extent: Seite(n): 453–473
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: African Affairs, 108(432)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Politikwissenschaft ; Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik ; politische Macht ; Afrika südlich der Sahara ; Friedensverhandlung ; Kenia ; Elfenbeinküste ; Konfliktregelung ; Friedenssicherung ; innere Sicherheit ; Liberia ; politische Partizipation

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Mehler, Andreas
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Vereinigtes Königreich
• (when): 2009

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adp038
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-371569
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.01.2025, 12:05 AM CET