This book shows that in our interconnected world, conflicts in one area have consequences that go beyond borders, and for the environment that sustains us. In two volumes it addresses more than 140 topics, which include: socio-economic issues, cultural and political development, conflict management, sustainable development, spirituality, history, gender, philosophy and the humanities. Gathering ideas from over 140 contributors from around Africa and the world, it offers a valuable resource for academic programme developers as well as peacebuilders and development professionals at institutions of higher learning, civil society organisations and state institutions, as well as the general public.

George Mutalemwa is a Senior Research Fellow at St. Augustine University of Tanzania (Tanzania), Director of “Global Peace Studies for Sustainable Development in Africa”, former Hoeffmann Lecturer for Intercultural Competences at the University of Vechta (Germany) and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Innsbruck (Austria). 

Dr. Egon Spiegel, Emeritus Professor of Practical Theology at the University of Vechta (Germany), holds master’s degrees in theology and political science and a Th.D. He has served as a professor in Dresden (Germany), titular professor in Olsztyn (Poland), and visiting professor in Seoul (South Korea). 

Dr. Cheng Liu is a Professor for History at the School of History, Nanjing University (China), Director of the Institute for British and Commonwealth Studies, Director of the Institute for Peace Studies, and the UNESCO Chair on Peace Studies.

Dr. Lester R. Kurtz is a Professor at George Mason University (USA) and Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict. With a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and an M.A.R. from Yale, he has taught at the Universities of Texas, Chicago, Northwestern, Tunghai and Delhi.