Rethinking justice and institutions in African peacebuilding

Goran Hyden

Third World Quarterly, 2015, vol. 36, issue 5, 1007-1022

Abstract: This article argues that conflicts in Africa need to be understood in the context of local conceptions of justice, which differ from those of the liberal peace model. Justice in African society is based on the notion of reciprocity which, when practised, tends to lead to solutions that resemble prisoner dilemma games. Because agreements are more like truces than true peace agreements they are easily abandoned when the costs of adhering are higher. Bringing in these local conceptions are vital for peacebuilding in Africa but so is the need to reform them so that they become more sustainable.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2015.1025739

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