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Humanitarian Challenges in Gaza and Its Implications for Global Peace

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Preamble The resurgence of hostilities in the Middle-East was triggered by the attack on Israel, which was perpetrated by members of the Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (Islamic Resistant Movement – Hamas) on October 7, 2023. The perpetrators had invaded some Israeli communities located in the southern border that was adjoining Gaza. During the attacks, there were […]

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Working Through or Running from the Past? The Limits of Forgiveness and Restorative Justice

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Patrick Ahern, PhD University of Dayton A theoretical reflection upon human rights and transitional justice compels the question of how to reckon with the devastation for communities left in the wake of a tragic past. Of course, one must be sensitive to the uniqueness and historical specificity of each community, but this does not preclude

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Guerrillas and Combative: Women and the Armed Struggle in South Africa

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Book: Guerrillas and Combative Mothers: Women and the Armed Struggle in South Africa Author: Prof. Siphokazi Magadla, Head of Department, Political and International Studies, Rhodes University, South Africa Discussant: Prof Jill Kelly, Associate Professor, Clements Department of History, Southern Methodist University, USA  Discussant: Dr Mxolisi Mchunu, Senior Researcher, Kwazulu-Natal Legislature, South Africa Video link: https://youtu.be/zPXln2XoVCg?si=WkwKnTn3BmtDbBrM

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Working Through or Running from the Past? The limits of forgiveness for restorative justice

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WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Dr Patrick Ahern, Senior Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of Dayton, USA Moderator: Dr Justin Fugo, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Dayton, USA Date: January 12, 2024 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 )  Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0uce-orzsrHtxY_c1R1IGLb3YAb-P6ddvO#/registration  Video Link: https://youtu.be/qarcXhbrHmk?si=u9m5c1bTPPmtc8ER

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Dr Patrick Ahern

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Patrick Ahern, Ph.D. is a political and ethical philosopher whose research focuses on themes of Critical Theory, Early Modern Thought, Human Rights Theory, and Critical Social Justice. His previous publications include, “Pathic Identification in Populist Movements: The Spectre of Antisemitism in Right and Left Populist Protests” (in Critical Theory and the Critique of Antisemitism, Bloomsbury

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Navigating Contentious Terrains in Mali

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by Madhuvanti Gia Mukherjee Introduction The African Union (AU) and other regional governing organizations, such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), have assumed the leading role in advancing the operationalization of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle within the continent. These entities actively denounce impunity, while upholding the prerogative to intervene in

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Good Governance in Nigeria: Rethinking Accountability and Transparency in the 21st Century

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Book: Good Governance in Nigeria: Rethinking Transparency and Accountability in the 21st Century Author: Dr Portia Roelofs, Lecturer in Politics, King’s College, London, United Kingdom Discussants: Dr Siphiwe Dube, Senior Lecturer, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa Mr Ajibola Adigun, Democracy and Governance Specialist, Policy Innovation Centre, Abuja, Nigeria Video link: https://youtu.be/dAfb8W-3nHM?si=glP9ICh5Iuqojtdz

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Military Coups and The Question of Governance in Africa

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Preamble The recent spate of military coups in Africa has again brought the lingering question of governance into fresh perspectives with a total number of 9 coups recorded in the Sahel, West and Central Africa in just about 3 years. Perhaps, what is more worrisome is the perception that the masses seem to endorse the

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Prof. Jendele Hungbo

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Jendele Hungbo is Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at KolaDaisi University, Ibadan. He is also a Research Associate with the Department on Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. His research interests cut across Broadcast media, New (interactive) Media, Social media, postcolonial identities and representations in the media in Africa among others. He previously

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