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National Conference as a Strategy for Conflict Transformation and Peacemaking

By: Jacques L. Koko

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National Conference as a Strategy for Conflict Transformation and Peacemaking

By: Jacques L. Koko

Events in the post Cold War era have challenged the notions of realism and realpolitik, with an upsurge in intrastate conflicts involving other actors than just the state. During this period, the international community has witnessed the limitations of the tenets of realism for addressing disastrous civil wars or ethno-political conflicts internal to the states. Largely because of this, and alongside the emerging field of conflict resolution in western countries, transitional conflict resolution mechanisms emerged with characteristic multi-track diplomacy orientations for solving national problems within African countries. By the end of the 1980s and early 1990s, several African countries, including South Africa, Burundi and Sierra Leone resorted to either a Truth and Reconciliation Commission or an international tribunal to handle violence and restore peace and justice. In the same period, other African countries opted for what was called 'national conference' to solve their national problems and transform conflict into an opportunity for structural change. In February 1990, the Republic of Benin, a small nation-state in West Africa, achieved peace through a national conference. The national conference in Benin was a national gathering for crisis resolution through social debates on critical issues facing the nation, and political decision making for constructive changes. As a pioneer, Benin led the political change movement of the national conference and was later followed by eight other African countries namely, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Mali, Niger, Togo, the Central African Republic, and the former Zaire, now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo. To date, most of the existing literature on the subject explores the phenomenon of national conference as something of a prelude to political transition to multipartyism and democracy. Part of the literature depicts the national conference as a civil coup d'etat, and recommends its institutionalization as a system for democratic transitions. This book takes a different approach by conceptualizing the national conference phenomenon as a multi-track diplomacy tool or as a process for conflict transformation and peacemaking. Building upon theories of conflict and conflict resolution, the author analyzes the national conference as a unique diplomatic approach to transforming national crisis, which expands the scope of strategies for peacemaking.

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Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd

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1912234602

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Facing Existential Contradictions

Self-Examination as a Tool for Peace and Happiness

By: Jacques L. Koko Ph.D.

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Self-Examination as a Tool for Peace and Happiness

By: Jacques L. Koko Ph.D.

This book carefully tries to unravel the puzzle of existential contradictions and happiness. It reflects and translates piece by piece Surus practice of self-examination in the midst of existential contradictions. Throughout the lines of Surus adventures or stories, the book unveils the transformative potential of self-examination for peace and happiness. In Surus experience, the human journey to peace or happiness is a long one. Surus certainly remains a long and challenging one. Every time Suru thinks or feels like he has conquered peace or happiness for good, he ends up being wrong. He ends up losing his peace; his happiness escapes and challenges him to keep on running after the goal. And when he succeeds in catching up with it anew, peace dwells within his mind and heart for some time and escapes again. Suru keeps on longing for peace and happiness. His road to happiness is filled with contradictions, and his search for peace seems endless; it is like a lifetime journey. Every time the roadblocks of contradictions show up, they force the train of Surus journey to stop for a moment. Fortunately, self-examination transforms that stop into the opportunity of a much-needed station for the train of his existence. At that station, Suru pauses and takes the time to evaluate the direction of his existential movement to find his lost peace. In the midst of existential contradictions, it could be difficult to find peace. The path to peace could become nebulous. But with the tool of self-examination, peace is likely to find you.

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Balboa Press

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1982208864

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9781982208868

Determinants of Success in UN Peacekeeping Operations

By: Jacques L. Koko,Essoh J. M. C. Essis

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Determinants of Success in UN Peacekeeping Operations

By: Jacques L. Koko,Essoh J. M. C. Essis

This book examines forty-six UN peacekeeping operations, initiated from 1956 through 2006 to manage cases of intrastate and interstate conflicts, to identify the most significant factors that could help to explain the success or lack of success of such operations. Factor analysis is used to exploit the correlations between independent variables in order to regroup them into a smaller set of factors explaining the success or failure of these operations. The results show that the success of a UN peacekeeping operation can be explained by factors that are related to four categories of variables: i) the scope of resources invested in peacekeeping; ii) the duration and intensity of conflict and time of preparation for peacekeeping intervention; iii) the political support for peacekeeping from the UN Security Council; and iv) the type of conflict.

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University Press of America

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0761858660

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9780761858669

Energia's Research Adventures

Perspectives on Renewable Energy and Research Methods

By: Jacques L. Koko Ph.D.

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Energia's Research Adventures

Perspectives on Renewable Energy and Research Methods

By: Jacques L. Koko Ph.D.

By means of fictional characters and storytelling, the book examines non-renewable and renewable energy sources through the lenses of a variety of research methodologies. It sheds light on the meaning of research, portrays different tactics for designing and conducting research in the social sciences, both in quality and quantity, inductively and deductively. It translates the great diversity that research cultures or traditions nestle. It utilizes fiction to discuss a set of qualitative and quantitative research methods for data collection, including the techniques of self-examination, diary or journal keeping, observation, interview, survey, and experiment. It also explains strategies for data analysis that encompass content analysis, narrative analysis, comparative analysis (independent t-test, paired-sample t-test, and one-way analysis of variance), correlation analysis, regression analysis, time-series analysis, and factor analysis. Energia’s research adventures confirm the significance of diversity and moderation not only in the realm of research methodologies, but also in the human use and history of non-renewable and renewable energies. By means of fiction, the book examines the daunting journey of the humankind through the fossil fuels, solar, wind, and water energy sources in the perspective of yin and yang. The message for the reader is simple. In our quest of answers for the many questions we face daily in existence, we need to balance and embrace diversity and moderation mindfully in the processes and outcomes of our investigations for the sake of a healthy human environment and nature. There may not be any narrow one-size-fits-all solution to the resilient existential issues of energy facing our environment and its species. Existential queries usually imply a broad stream of multiple potential solutions, each of which presents both advantages and disadvantages.

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Facing Existential Contradictions

Self-Examination as a Tool for Peace and Happiness

By: Jacques L. Koko Ph.D.

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Energia's Research Adventures

Perspectives on Renewable Energy and Research Methods

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National Conference as a Strategy for Conflict Transformation and Peacemaking

National Conference as a Strategy for Conflict Transformation and Peacemaking

Facing Existential Contradictions

Facing Existential Contradictions

Determinants of Success in UN Peacekeeping Operations

Determinants of Success in UN Peacekeeping Operations

Energia's Research Adventures

Energia's Research Adventures

Facing Existential Contradictions

Facing Existential Contradictions

Energia's Research Adventures

Energia's Research Adventures

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