Indigenous Conflict Management Strategies

Akanmu G. Adebayo is professor of history and director of the Center for Conflict Management at Kennesaw State University.Jesse J. Benjamin is professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies at Kennesaw State University. Brandon D. Lundy is assistant professor of anthropology and interim associate director of the PhD Program in International Conflict Management at Kennesaw State University.

• 1.Introduction: Indigeneity and Modernity, From Conceptual Category to Strategic Juridical Identity in the Context of ConflictJesse Benjamin and Brandon D. LundyThe Americas2.Weaving Indigenous and Western Methods of Conflict Resolution in the AndesFabiola Córdova3.Traditional Decision-Making in Contemporary Child Welfare: Relying on Dane-zaa Laws to Care for and Protect Children and FamiliesTara Ney, Vanessa Currie, Maureen Maloney, Crystal Reeves, Jillian Ridington, Robin Ridington, and Judith Zwickel 4.Addressing Disputes between First Nations: An Exploration of the Indigenous Legal LodgeJessica DicksonAfrica5.Globalization and Indigenous Conflict Management: Experiences from AfricaAfua Bonsu Sarpong-Anane6.Indigenous Conflict Resolution Strategies in Monarchical Systems: Comparison of the Nature, Effectiveness and Limitations of the Yoruba and Akan ModelsJoseph Kingsley Adjei and Akanmu G. Adebayo7.Land Ownership In Nigeria: Land Use Act Versus Traditional Land Tenure Syste

This book convincingly stimulates a wider and deeper engagement with indigenous conflict management strategies in a world that has blinded many to the potency of non-Western traditions of conflict resolution, reconciliation, and peacebuilding. It is a welcome and essential resource for scholars and students of politics, culture, and conflict transformation who appreciate the relevance of culture and tradition as essential ingredients of peace, amity, friendship, and global understanding.