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Technologies of Violence in Africa
This chapter examines how military violence has occurred in Africa since the turn of the twenty-first century. In particular, it discusses the...
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Border Violence in Africa
This chapter focuses on border violence targeting refugees and migrants on routes from Africa to Europe. First, we situate this violence in context,...
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Rethinking organized crime in Africa
Much of the existing research on organized crime in Africa has emphasised its development and proliferation from state and security perspectives....
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Violence in Africa: A General Introduction
A Palgrave Handbook of Violence in Africa has been desirable for some time, and hence easily justifiable. The idea of a handbook is most appropriate...
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Internet and Drug Trafficking in Africa
Over the past ten years, the Internet's explosive growth has brought about unheard-of changes in criminal activity, creating new possibilities and...
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The Intersectionality Between Violence and Poverty in Africa: Sketching the Prevalence of Various Forms of Violence in South Africa
Violence in South Africa dates back to the apartheid era when oppression, human rights violations, and violent killings were the order of the day....
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On Systemic and Epistemic Violence in Africa
This a broad and thematic/conceptual study which dissects violence in its various manifestations. The chapter delves deep into the phenomenon of...
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Preventing Electoral Violence in Africa: Towards Sustainable Peace
Electoral violence constitutes one of the most daunting challenges inhibiting the deepening of democratic governance in Africa today. It is one of...
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Managing Conflict in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for the African Union
The fall of colonialism in Africa was meant to usher in a new period of stability and inclusive development in Africa. However, the continent, in a...
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Violence in Africa: Reflecting on a Broad Concept
The editors in this introductory chapter clarify the concept of violence. It is never a simple concept and should never be presented as such. In the...
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Adolescent Boys, Young Men, and Mental Health in Southern Africa
Adolescent boys and young men face a myriad challenges in navigating their spaces in Southern Africa. Unemployment, substance and alcohol abuse, HIV...
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Youth, Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons, and Conflicts in 21st Century Africa
Africa is blessed with a young population that is energetic and within the cycle of productive engagement. Most African states have more than half of...
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Police Conflict Management in South Africa: An Autoethnographic Reconnaissance
What can we learn from the baby boomer experience of police conflict management in South Africa? To get some insight into this question the author...
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The Trends of Cybersecurity and Its Emerging Challenges in Africa
The cost of cybersecurity is steadily increasing, both in terms of the overall loss to the organisation and in terms of the number of cyberattacks....
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When the Protectors Become the Aggressors: Police Brutality in South Africa
South Africa has been a democracy for almost 30 years. Prior to 1994, South Africa was globally renowned for its notorious system of segregation,...
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Enchanted Worldviews and Violence Against Persons with Albinism in Sub-Saharan Africa
Across Africa, news reports and scholarly discussions have revealed the constant attacks and violence perpetrated against persons with albinism....
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Structures, functions and flows of IWT: deconstructing a criminal network between East Africa and Southeast Asia
The paper investigates the role of criminal networks in fostering illegal wildlife trade (IWT), and how these relational structures interact with...
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Rule of law approaches to countering transnational organized crime in Africa: going beyond criminal justice
Some African state responses to transnational organized crime (TOC) are criticized for being overly focused on the use of force by military and law...
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Discourses on Political Violence and the Mechanics of Legitimation in Official Commissions of Inquiry in Africa
The chapter provides some clarity in conceptualizing state sponsored violence and draws on various commissions held by governments to investigate...