Book Launch Event for "Preventing Violent Conflict in Africa: Inequalities, Perceptions and Institutions" (in Boston and New York, USA)

JICA-RI will hold a series of launce events for the book, Preventing Violent Conflict in Africa: Inequalities, Perceptions and Institutions. The book is a product of JICA-RI’s five-year research project, and was published in last October from British publisher Palgrave Macmillan. The launches will be organized in the two locations in the United States: Boston and New York.
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 events will invite the editors of the book and the authors of the chapters, as well as academic researchers and practitioners working on conflict prevention in Africa, to highlight the key findings of the research and discuss 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.

【Boston】
Date/Time: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 / 17:00-19:00 (local time)
Venue: The Academy at Harvard Square
(3rd FL, 30 John F. Kennedy Street , Cambridge, MA 02138)

Speakers:
Yoichi Mine, Visiting Fellow, JICA Research Institute / Professor of Human Security and African Studies, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan
Mari Katayanagi, former Senior Research Fellow, JICA Research Institute
Craig N. Murphy, M. Margaret Ball Professor, International Relations, Wellesley College / Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance, McCormack Graduate School (MGS), University of Massachusetts Boston

Moderator:
Timothy Shaw, Research Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance, McCormack Graduate School, University of Massachusetts Boston

How to Apply: Please RSVP to Herpreet@theacademy.ac, with your full name, title, affiliation, and email.

Inquiry: Please contact Herpreet@theacademy.ac in English.

【New York】
Date/Time: Thursday, March 13, 2014 / 10:00-11:30 (local time)
Venue: One UN Hotel (Manhattan Room on the 2nd floor)
(One United Nations Plaza, New York, 10017-3575)

Opening Remarks:
H.E. Jun Yamazaki, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations

Speakers:
Yoichi Mine, Visiting Fellow, JICA Research Institute / Professor of Human Security and African Studies, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan
Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Professor, New School
Mari Katayanagi, former Senior Research Fellow, JICA Research Institute
Ozonnia Ojielo, Head of Conflict Prevention Unit, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR), UNDP

Moderator:
Jordan Ryan, Assistant Administrator and Director, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR), UNDP

How to Apply: Pre-registration is not required.

Inquiry: Please contact naoki.nihei@undp.org.

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

Please see the above mentioned Contents of the event.

Please see the above mentioned Contents of the event.