The peace process in the Bawku conflict in Ghana: Challenges and prospects

Many conflict resolution measures have been used and continue to be used in order to bring peace to Bawku, but the area does not yet experience lasting peace. This paper examines the challenges and prospects of the peace process in the ethnic conflict in the Bawku Traditional Area, in the Upper East...

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Main Author: Bukari Kaderi Noagah
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Berlin Regener Publishing House 2013-10-01
Series:Conflict & Communication Online
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Online Access:http://www.cco.regener-online.de/2013_2/pdf/noagah.pdf
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spelling doaj-c2ac3ec07b684f2c9551a6ddf2c8ea5d2020-11-25T00:05:23ZdeuBerlin Regener Publishing HouseConflict & Communication Online1618-07472013-10-01122112The peace process in the Bawku conflict in Ghana: Challenges and prospectsBukari Kaderi NoagahMany conflict resolution measures have been used and continue to be used in order to bring peace to Bawku, but the area does not yet experience lasting peace. This paper examines the challenges and prospects of the peace process in the ethnic conflict in the Bawku Traditional Area, in the Upper East Region of Ghana. As part of this, the study also examines the mechanisms used to resolve the conflict by both government and CSOs/NGOs and how the conflict can be resolved to enhance peace in the area. The study reveals that the Bawku conflict needs to apply a more participatory approach to resolving the conflict than the current ad hoc approaches do.http://www.cco.regener-online.de/2013_2/pdf/noagah.pdfGhanaBawku conflictconflict resolutionparticipatory approach
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author Bukari Kaderi Noagah
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The peace process in the Bawku conflict in Ghana: Challenges and prospects
Conflict & Communication Online
Ghana
Bawku conflict
conflict resolution
participatory approach
author_facet Bukari Kaderi Noagah
author_sort Bukari Kaderi Noagah
title The peace process in the Bawku conflict in Ghana: Challenges and prospects
title_short The peace process in the Bawku conflict in Ghana: Challenges and prospects
title_full The peace process in the Bawku conflict in Ghana: Challenges and prospects
title_fullStr The peace process in the Bawku conflict in Ghana: Challenges and prospects
title_full_unstemmed The peace process in the Bawku conflict in Ghana: Challenges and prospects
title_sort peace process in the bawku conflict in ghana: challenges and prospects
publisher Berlin Regener Publishing House
series Conflict & Communication Online
issn 1618-0747
publishDate 2013-10-01
description Many conflict resolution measures have been used and continue to be used in order to bring peace to Bawku, but the area does not yet experience lasting peace. This paper examines the challenges and prospects of the peace process in the ethnic conflict in the Bawku Traditional Area, in the Upper East Region of Ghana. As part of this, the study also examines the mechanisms used to resolve the conflict by both government and CSOs/NGOs and how the conflict can be resolved to enhance peace in the area. The study reveals that the Bawku conflict needs to apply a more participatory approach to resolving the conflict than the current ad hoc approaches do.
topic Ghana
Bawku conflict
conflict resolution
participatory approach
url http://www.cco.regener-online.de/2013_2/pdf/noagah.pdf
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