Promoting Peace and Managing Farmer-Herder Conflict: The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Agogo, Ghana
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2021
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African Studies Review
Abstract
Continued clashes between nomadic pastoralists and farmers generate
concerns about the capacity of community-based civil society organizations to effectively navigate conflict resolution in Agogo Traditional Area (ATA), Ghana. The
Agogo and Fulani associations ostensibly manage farmer-herder conflict but with
mixed results. Setrana argues that, unlike foreign or international civil society organizations, community-based associations play important roles in managing conflict
because they often have better cultural understanding. The success of such organizations, however, depends on whether they are perceived as indigenous or non-indigenous. This binary framework often leads to a winner-takes-all attitude and
rarely results in sustainable conflict resolution.
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Civil Society Organizations, resource mobilization, Diaspora Association