Alternatives to Neoliberal Peacebuilding and Statebuilding in Africa

Redie Bereketeab is Associate Professor of Sociology and Senior Researcher at The Nordic African Institute, Uppsala, Sweden.

• 1. Introduction: Understanding Peacebuilding and Statebuilding in the Era of Neoliberalism 2. Neoliberal Peacebuilding and Statebuilding 3. Popular Progressive Peacebuilding and Statebuilding 4. State Emancipation and Societal Pacification as Prerequisites for Peacebuilding 5. Statebuilding and Peacebuilding: harmony and discordance 6. Conclusion: Summary and Highlights

"Redie Bereketeab's critical engagement of the perennial challenges of peace-building and state-building, particularly his critique of neoliberal interventionism and introduction of the popular peace-building and state-building perspective is very refreshing and timely. I have nothing but praise for this groundbreaking work." -- Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Professor and Chair of Epistemologies of the Global South, University of Bayreuth, Germany "Based on a solid critique of the neoliberal model of peace-building and state-building (PBSB) in Africa, and drawing on informed knowledge of African context, Bereketeab vigorously argues for an alternative to neoliberalism. It is a timely and essential reading at a time Africans are fighting for a bright future amid multiple challenges." -- Atta El-Battahani, Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of Khartoum, Sudan