- Title
- A comparison of ethical models for conflict resolution in the African context
- Creator
- Mbangu, Muyingi
- Subject
- Africa -- Politics and government
- Subject
- Conflict management
- Date
- 2008
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/25052
- Identifier
- vital:63948
- Description
- Remarkably little research has been done about the potential of ethical models for violent conflict resolution in the African context. I will argue here that ethical models such as Utilitarianism, Deontologism, Virtue ethics, and African ethics can exert influence to help resolve conflict situations peacefully for the sake of African civilians generally and the DRC civilians in particular. This influence firstly becomes visible in the fact that ethical models can guide conflict resolution attempts to bring about conditions of peace, justice and freedom among African civilians in whichever nations state they find themselves. Secondly, ethical models can be established in the resolution of conflict for a lasting peace in the African context, and lastly, ethical models can be proposed as a guideline for all African leaders to lead their countries in peace. The conclusion I draw is that a normative framework of ethical models can be applied in conflict resolution in the African context. This framework draws on all four models, but leans toward deontology because of its strictness or rigour of universal rules or principles in any situation.
- Description
- Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2008
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (120 leaves)
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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