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The Post-Election Violence and Immediate Aftermath

© T.M.C. Asser Press and the author 2015Sosteness Francis MateruThe Post-Election Violence in KenyaInternational Criminal Justice Series210.1007/978-94-6265-041-1_3 3. The Post-Election Violence and Immediate Aftermath Sosteness Francis Materu1   (1) Faculty of Law, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania     Sosteness Francis Materu Email: osakisos@yahoo.com 3.1 Introductory Remarks 3.2 The Violence 3.2.1 Immediate Trigger 3.2.2 Extent, . . . Read more

Background to the Post-Election Violence

© T.M.C. Asser Press and the author 2015Sosteness Francis MateruThe Post-Election Violence in KenyaInternational Criminal Justice Series210.1007/978-94-6265-041-1_2 2. Background to the Post-Election Violence Sosteness Francis Materu1   (1) Faculty of Law, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania     Sosteness Francis Materu Email: osakisos@yahoo.com 2.1 Introductory Remarks 2.2 Historical Role of Negative Ethnicity in Kenyan Politics . . . Read more

Introduction

© T.M.C. Asser Press and the author 2015Sosteness Francis MateruThe Post-Election Violence in KenyaInternational Criminal Justice Series210.1007/978-94-6265-041-1_1 1. Introduction Sosteness Francis Materu1   (1) Faculty of Law, University of Dar Es Salaam, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania     Sosteness Francis Materu Email: osakisos@yahoo.com 1.1 Preliminary Remarks 1.2 Setting the Context 1.3 Objectives 1.4 Chapters Outline References Abstract This chapter . . . Read more

Conclusion

© T.M.C. Asser Press and the author 2015Sosteness Francis MateruThe Post-Election Violence in KenyaInternational Criminal Justice Series210.1007/978-94-6265-041-1_7 7. Conclusion Sosteness Francis Materu1   (1) Faculty of Law, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania     Sosteness Francis Materu Email: osakisos@yahoo.com Abstract This chapter carries a comprehensive summary of the book. It brings together the main conclusions . . . Read more

Introduction: A Wealth of Lived Experience

Fig. 1.1 The flood plain of the River Severn on the Wales-England border does its job after heavy rain in December 2014 (G. Wilson, 2014) 1.3 The Rich Diversity of Lived Experience The potential diversity of lived experience as personally felt is, by definition, vast. The interviews with the British flood . . . Read more

Lived Experience and Scientific Knowledge of Climate Change

This winter the UK has been affected very severely by an exceptional run of winter storms, culminating in serious coastal damage and widespread, persistent flooding. This paper documents the record-breaking weather and flooding, considers the potential drivers and discusses whether climate change contributed to the severity of the weather and . . . Read more

Institutionalising Lived Experience in the Public Policy Process

Fig. 10.1 The policy cycle (ROAMEF) of the UK government Treasury As noted above, evidence is required for each of these stages. Hallsworth et al. (Ibid.), however, provide a critique of this rationalist approach to policy, concluding: In this ‘ROAMEF’ cycle, each stage follows on rationally from the previous one, so . . . Read more

A Public Action Approach to Knowledge and Intervention to Meet the Climate Challenge

Fig. 11.1 People march during a rally against climate change. Manhattan, New York 21 September 2014 [Reuters]. http://​www.​euractiv.​com/​sections/​energy/​300-000-march-against-climate-change-new-york-308605#comment-1 Throughout her book This changes everything: capitalism vs the climate, Klein (2014) espouses social movements as a countervailing power and the glimmer of light for meeting climate change and other global challenges. Thus, . . . Read more