Building Peace in West Africa: Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea-Bissau (International Peace Academy Occasional Paper Series) - Softcover

Adebajo, Adekeye

9781588260772: Building Peace in West Africa: Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea-Bissau (International Peace Academy Occasional Paper Series)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1588260771 ISBN 13: 9781588260772

Publisher: Lynne Rienner Pub, 1707

This slim volume contains a pithy analysis of issues surrounding the creation of security and economic integration in West Africa. The issues of past and continuing conflict, the role of internal and external actors, and the complexities of politics and ethnic divisions are examined in three case studies of recent events in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea-Bissau. Adebajo is director of the Africa Program at the International Peace Academy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:

Adekeye Adebajo is director of the Africa Program at the International Peace Academy and adjunct professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. Dr. Adebajo has served on UN missions in South Africa, Western Sahara, and Iraq. He is coeditor (with Chandra Sriram) of Managing Armed Conflicts in the 21st Century.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.