Why Power Sharing Pacts Fail to Hold in Africa: The Case of Somalia and the Paucity of the African Union

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Why Power Sharing Pacts Fail to Hold in Africa: The Case of Somalia and the Paucity of the African Union

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Civil wars are frequent in Africa – the current war in Tigray testifies to this. After the bloody episodes, power-sharing agreements become the main tool for conflict resolution – usually negotiated between governments and rebel groups. This paper aimed to explore the key obstacles to achieving peace and why peace deals fail to hold in Africa. The study navigated the answers by analysing the causal factors from a multifaceted perspective. The paper also analysed the frailty of the African Union (AU) in its quest to address the seemingly perpetual conflicts on the continent. The failure of power-sharing deals, hence the failure of security guarantees, translates into a continent whose agency to drive a growth agenda is considerably weakened. Using data from secondary sources of inquiry, the study identified variants that stakeholders may apply to increase chances of striking successful power-sharing deals. The paper concluded that the AU – far from being part of the solution to conflict management – seems to be part of the problem due to lack of assertiveness in dealing with early warning signs of conflicts.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Why Power Sharing Pacts Fail to Hold in Africa: The Case of Somalia and the Paucity of the African Union

Popis výsledku anglicky

Civil wars are frequent in Africa – the current war in Tigray testifies to this. After the bloody episodes, power-sharing agreements become the main tool for conflict resolution – usually negotiated between governments and rebel groups. This paper aimed to explore the key obstacles to achieving peace and why peace deals fail to hold in Africa. The study navigated the answers by analysing the causal factors from a multifaceted perspective. The paper also analysed the frailty of the African Union (AU) in its quest to address the seemingly perpetual conflicts on the continent. The failure of power-sharing deals, hence the failure of security guarantees, translates into a continent whose agency to drive a growth agenda is considerably weakened. Using data from secondary sources of inquiry, the study identified variants that stakeholders may apply to increase chances of striking successful power-sharing deals. The paper concluded that the AU – far from being part of the solution to conflict management – seems to be part of the problem due to lack of assertiveness in dealing with early warning signs of conflicts.

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J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50601 - Political science

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Somali Studies

ISSN

2056-5674

e-ISSN

2056-5682

Svazek periodika

8

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

20

Strana od-do

53-72

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85128746611