Malinga, Jacqueline Mathias (2015) Preventive Diplomacy on Tanzania-Malawi Border Dispute: A Study of the Causes and Intervention Mechanisms at the Lake Border Region. Masters thesis, Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations Hekima University College.
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Abstract
The issue of border is critical to political entities and legal jurisdiction since it defines the geographical boundaries of a place. Disputes over water bodies are complex in Africa especially where natural resources are found. Historical colonial treaties may account as the causes of some border disputes around the world and Africa in particular. Yet, modern international law contradicts with some of these colonial laws and treaties on matters of borders. Preventive diplomacy mechanisms such as negotiation and mediation have been employed in resolving some of these disputes. Therefore, this research sought to examine the diplomatic intervention mechanisms in resolving Tanzania-Malawi border dispute. To achieve the general objective of the study, the researchers focus on the government and citizen perceptions on the cause and effect of the dispute in Nyasa district, Tanzania and Karonga district, Malawi. The researcher then assessed the applicability of these mechanisms in resolving the Lake Nyasa dispute. A sample of 76 respondents were selected through cross-section research design and a questionnaire was administered to them. Besides, 16 respondents from targeted population were selected through purposive sampling and an interview was administered to them. From the data analysis, the conclusion was drawn that though no permanent solution to the dispute has been found, mediation and negotiation, have largely succeeded in preventing the dispute from escalating into violent conflict. At the end of the study, some recommendations were put forward in finding a permanent solution to the dispute.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | J Political Science > JZ International relations |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | JHI Africa |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Dec 2015 12:45 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Dec 2015 12:45 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/309 |
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