Decision-making in Conflicts resolution
We have seen in the previous topic trends suggesting that policymakers outside the continent attach a low priority to conflicts […]
We have seen in the previous topic trends suggesting that policymakers outside the continent attach a low priority to conflicts […]
Measures may be taken in response to conflict, but they almost invariably fall terribly short in terms of the scale and the timeliness.
The media is an actor that speaks rather than acts. Its primary role in conflicts resolution is to discover and report on conflicts, informing other actors
It was only in 2004 that a significant amount of coverage began to be given to African conflicts, Darfur in western Sudan, although it has failed to …
Do the interest groups exist for Africa in Western countries, and if they do, how responsive are they concerning conflict on the continent?
The general public are able to response to conflict by speaking about it with the people around them, petitioning their government, or taking to the streets
The agendas and priorities of the academia in their response to conflict can be seen through the development and application of theory, through academia
In many ways, it can be said that the Corporations Response to the conflicts in Africa has not necessarily been a positive statement
Once a conflict is ‘chosen’ as being important and requiring attention and resources, other actors jump on in a sort of ‘bandwagon’ effect, so that soon all of the actors are talking about it.
Let us explore the topic on Who Chooses Conflicts, and How one can say that conflicts are actually chosen, not spontaneously sparked by nature.
In this topic we will see how, in terms of academia Response to Conflicts, the handling of conflicts in academia is also Western-centric