This article will provide you with somewhat generalised perspectives on conflicts in Africa are seen by those outside. It will focus mainly on the Western perspective, given the fact that it is the Western world that is most in a position to do something about the conflict in Africa. A more detailed look at the […]
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Civic Education, Conflicts Resolution, Development Studies
The decision-making process of the public in case of conflicts is quite varied, given the many types of actors within what we refer to as the public
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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 of conflicts are talking about it.
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Civic Education, Conflicts Resolution, Development Studies
The agendas and priorities of the academia in their response to conflict can be seen through the development and application of theory, through academic materials such as journals and books, and through history and the teaching of history. In this topic we will see how the handling of conflicts in academia is also Western-centric, and that consequently,
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Civic Education, Conflicts Resolution, Development Studies
We have seen in the previous articles that, like policymakers outside the continent, the role of media in reporting conflicts in Africa hasn’t been considerably significant. This seems to apply to even to certain media corporations within Africa. This topic aims to investigate why this is the case. Media agenda-setting is determined, to a certain
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Civic Education, Conflicts Resolution, Development Studies
In this article, we will see that, on the whole, conflict in Africa has marginalised by outside policymakers when compared to other conflicts in the world. Measures may be taken in response to conflict, but they almost invariably fall terribly short in terms of the scale (particularly in comparison with the needs) and the timeliness.
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Civic Education, Conflicts Resolution, Development Studies
In this post we shall elaborate on the warning signs of bad governance characteristics, that may apply wherever you observe from on this planet.
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