Governance as Conflict Management: Politics and Violence in West Africa

by I.William Zartman (Editor)

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  1996

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  Africa is known as a continent of conflict. Entire regions have been caught up in violent conflicts that have sometimes resulted in state collapse. Yet during its nearly four decades of independence, West Africa has known comparatively little violent conflict and has had diverse experiences in managing the conflicts of demand-bearing groups.