Testing the water while the house is on fire : a critical approach to the African Union conflict management system

[摘要] The author views that the complexity of conflict implies that the African Union's engagement with conflict – both in understanding and managing it – will benefit from an approach informed by the theory of complexity.Discusses the following questions: (1) What normative framework currently informs the African system of conflict management? (2) Is complexity theory compatible with the analysis and management of conflict? (3) What are the implications for conflict analysis and management? (4) What would a complexity approach add to the African system?

[发布机构] University of Pretoria