Book Launch Event for "Preventing Violent Conflict in Africa: Inequalities, Perceptions and Institutions" (in Addis Ababa, Brussels, and London*) *The event in London will be streamed online on the ODI website.

Day：2013.12.12

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  • DayDecember 09, 2013(Mon) - December 12, 2013(Thu)
    Regarding Date/Time and Place for each seminar, please see the Contents of the event below
  • OrganizerAddis Ababa: JICA Ethiopia Office
    Brussels: Friends of Europe and JICA-RI
    London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and JICA-RI
  • LanguageEnglish
  • FeeFree

Contents

Preventing Violent Conflict in Africa:
Inequalities, Perceptions and Institutions

JICA Research Institute (JICA-RI) Seminar Launching the Book edited by
Yoichi Mine, Frances Stewart, Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, and Thandika Mkandawire
with a foreword by Sadako Ogata

JICA-RI will host a series of seminars on conflict prevention in Africa on the occasion of the publication of the book based on its research findings, Preventing Violent Conflict in Africa: Inequalities, Perceptions and Institutions, from Palgrave Macmillan. The seminars will be organized in the three locations: Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Brussels (Belgium), and London (UK). (The event in London will be streamed online on the ODI website.)
The book analyzes the interactions of horizontal inequalities (HIs), people’s perceptions and institutions, as well as their impacts on political stability and conflict risks, and brings forward policy recommendations for development practitioners and policy-makers. Combining quantitative analysis and qualitative anatomy of society, it digs into historical experiences of conflict and conflict resolution in Rwanda, Burundi, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and Nigeria.
The seminars will invite editors of the book and authors of the chapters, including researchers of the JICA-RI, to highlight the key findings and their practical implications for policy-makers, practitioners and academic researchers. They will give a critical insight into how development aid can contribute to preventing violent conflict in Africa, as well as what the practitioners should not do to that end.

Addis Ababa

Date/Time: Monday, December 9, 2013 / 08:30-11:30 (local time)

Place: Sheraton Addis Hotel

Speakers:
Yoichi Mine, Visiting Fellow, JICA Research Institute (Professor of Human Security and African Studies, Doshisha University)
Mari Katayanagi, former Senior Research Fellow, JICA Research Institute

Brussels

Date/Time: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 / 08:30 - 10:00 (local time)

Place: Club Brussels Europe

Speakers:
Yoichi Mine, Visiting Fellow, JICA Research Institute (Professor of Human Security and African Studies, Doshisha University)
Arnim Langer, Director, Center for Research on Peace and Development, University of Leuven
Mari Katayanagi, former Senior Research Fellow, JICA Research Institute
Chair and Comment:Shada Islam, Director of Policy at Friends of Europe

How to Apply: Please register via the Friends of Europe website.

Inquiry: Please directly contact the email address at info@friendsofeurope.org in English.

London

Date/Time: Thursday, December 12, 2013 / 16:30 - 18:00 (local time)

Place:Overseas Development Institute *

Speakers:
Frances Stewart, Professor Emeritus in Development Economics, Oxford University
Yoichi Mine, Visiting Fellow, JICA Research Institute (Professor of Human Security and African Studies, Doshisha University)
Discussant:Lisa Denney, Research Officer, Overseas Development Insitute
Chair:Marta Foresti, Head of the Politics and Governance Programme, Overseas Development Institute

How to Apply: Please register via the ODI website. The online streaming is also available via the following link upon request.

Inquiry: Please directly contact the ODI at meetings@odi.org.uk in English.

Please visit JICA-RI website for details of the book.

Apply

Please see the above mentioned Contents of the event.