Conflict and Peacebuilding in the African Great Lakes Region [Paperback]

Driven by genocide, civil war, political instabilities, ethnic and pastoral hostilities, the African Great Lakes Region, primarily Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Burundi, has been overwhelmingly defined by conflict. Kenneth Omeje, Tricia Redeker Hepner, and an international group of scholars, many from the Great Lakes region, focus on the interlocking conflicts and efforts toward peace in this multidisciplinary volume. These essays present a range of debates and perspectives on the history and politics of conflict, highlighting the complex internal and external sources of both persistent tension and creative peacebuilding. Taken together, the essays illustrate that no single perspective or approach can adequately capture the dynamics of conflict or offer successful strategies for sustainable peace in the region.

Tricia Redeker Hepner is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Vice Chair of Africana Studies at the University of Tennessee. She is author of Soldiers, Martyrs, Traitors, and Exiles: Political Conflict in Eritrea and the Diaspora.

Kenneth Omeje is Professor of International Relations at the United States International University in Nairobi, Kenya. He is author of High Stakes and Stakeholders: Oil Conflict and Security in Nigeria.

Acknowledgements
Introduction: Conflict and Peacebuilding in the African Great Lakes Region Kenneth Omeje and Tricia Redeker Hepner

Part I. The Great Lakes Region: Challenges of the Past and Present
1. Understanding the Diversity and Complexity of Conflict in the African Great Lakes Region
Kenneth Omeje
2. The History and Politics of Regionalism and Integration in East Africa
Hannington Ochwada
3. Multipolar Politics and Regional Intel£.