Civil Society and Peacebuilding in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Anthropocene

This book examines civil society's peacebuilding role in sub-Saharan Africa in the contextof climate change and the pursuit of environmental peace and justice in the Anthropocene.Five main research themes emerge from its 20 chapters:* The roles of environmental peacemaking, environmental justice, ecologicaleducation and eco-ethics in helping to mitigate the impacts of climate change* Peacebuilding by CSOs after violent conflicts, with particular reference toaccountability, reconciliation and healing* CSO involvement in democratic processes and political transition after violentconflicts* Relationships between local CSOs and their foreign funders and the interactionsbetween CSOs and the African Union's peace and security architecture.* The particular role of faith-based CSOsThe book underlines the centrality of dialogue to African peacebuilding and the indigenouswisdom and philosophies on which it is based. Such wisdom will be a key resource inconfronting the existential challenges of the Anthropocene.The book will be a significant resource for researchers, academics and policymakersconcerned with the challenge of climate change, its interactions with armed conflict and thepeacebuilding role of CSOs.* This pathbreaking book shows why peacebuilding analysis and efforts need to beurgently re-oriented towards the existential challenges of environmental peace andjustice.* It explains the emerging conceptual frameworks which are needed for this new role.* It explains the critical role that CSOs - local and international - will play inimplementing this new peacebuilding approach, with particular reference to sub-Saharan Africa.