Conflict mobility and the search for peace in Africa

This chapter summarizes the discussions that could have developed in the clash between the idea of the constitutional state and conflict resolution in relation to conflict mobilities. It presents the initial findings of research on conflict mobilities and peace in Africa but does not (yet) offer a complete overview or a theoretically decisive analysis. Conflicts are seen as an essential part of social dynamics in both Gerti's analysis and in the Consortium for Development Partnership (CDP) module. The chapter presents the four case studies in the CDP project: the conflict in Ivory Coast; land conflicts in Ghana; violence and conflict in the Niger Delta (Nigeria); and the seeming ?absence' of conflict, which was in fact latent rather than manifest, in southern Mali. The flexible state should therefore be able to collaborate, but laws regarding migrants and the displacement of people should be organized internationally. Keywords:Africa; conflict mobility; Consortium for Development Partnership (CDP); Gerti; peace; southern Mali

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