The Relevance of Traditional Mechanisms of Conflict Resolution to End Localized Communal Conflicts in Africa

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ID2309499
AutoresAlagaw Ababu Kifle (0000-0003-1060-8629, African Leadership Centre, Kenya, autor correspondente), Kindeye Fenta Mekonnen (Iran Embassy, Ethiopia)
Ano2025
Volume60
Fascículo8
Páginas4807-4826
Data de publicação2025-12-01
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00219096241275418
OpenAlexW4402392930
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas34

Though the 'local turn' in peacebuilding increased interest in traditional methods of conflict resolution, a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of these methods vis-à-vis hybrid and modern approaches is only just emerging. This paper adds to this nascent body of research by analyzing the trends in the applications and effectiveness of different communal conflict resolution approaches to end localized conflict in Africa. The paper found out that in communal conflicts with an annual conflict-death of 25 or more, the type of conflict resolution method used and the intensity of the conflict influence the effectiveness of a communal peace agreement. This result is in line with the hypothesis that traditional mechanisms are comparatively more effective than hybrid and modern methods. In communal conflicts with less than 25 annual deaths, hybrid approaches appear to be as effective as traditional methods, though our confidence in this result is tempered by the limited size of our sample and the lack of control over 'conflict intensity' as a relevant variable

African studies · Conflict resolution · Development economics · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Relevance (law · Sociology · African Studies and Geopolitics · Gender Studies · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance

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