Huguette, Kazeneza (2020) The Role of Sub-Regionale Organizations in Conflict Resolution: The Case of East African Community in the Burundi Conflict. Masters thesis, Hekima University College.
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Abstract
In recent years, efforts aimed at securing peace and security in troubled regions have tended to emphasise interventions by regional and sub-regional organizations in conflict management of those regions. In the African context, intergovernmental organizations such as Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and Regional Mechanisms (RMs) constitute part of the security architecture of the African Union (AU). It is in this context that since 2015, the East African Community (EAC) has been engaged in trying to resolve the political crisis in Burundi which, despite the EAC intervention, still continues. Anchored on the theory of mediation, this study sought to establish reasons for EAC’s inability to help in addressing the Burundi political crisis. The puzzle involved in finding out whether the failure implied the weakness of mediation per se in addressing civil conflicts like that of Burundi, or the Burundi case indicated the weakness of the assumption that regional organization would address violent conflicts better within a member state than external organizations to the region. The study used an exploratory research design and had the following key findings: (i) the key principles of the mediation theory such as impartiality, genuine consent of the parties and full involvement of the parties in mediation were not observed in the EAC mediation process, hence it was not the problem of mediation per se; (ii) there was lack of regional support for the facilitation team and (iii) there were regional divisions. This indicates that the principle of subsidiarity should not a priori be considered as sufficient without considering that: (i) the mediation team is independent and neutral, (ii) there is a political will to support the mediation process, (iii) the sub-regional organization have financial and technical capacity to organize a mediation process and (iv) the national interests of the member states do not interfere with the mediation process. The stakeholders in the Burundi case, such as governments that are involved in Burundi, regional organisations and bodies, international organizations and bodies, and academics should find this work helpful in their respective engagements.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Geoffrey Obatsa |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2020 13:40 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2020 13:40 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/9622 |
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