INTRODUCTION States and societies around the world face conflicts and security problems. None can be indifferent to the phenomena of violence, terrorism, and the deaths of hundreds and thousands of people. An increase in terrorist activities in Africa has meant that security problems in that continent have become ever more important. In response, many African universities have developed resources in the field of security studies, and several research centers have been created. As J. O. Aremu noted, “The history of Africa as a continent is replete with conflict. One may even assert that the major current that runs through Africa: from the North to South, East to West and Central is conflicts and wars.” Publications on conflicts and security issues in Africa are numerous. However, questions remain about how conflicts and security problems in Africa have been hitherto tackled, and if the predominant approach is sufficient. In many universities in Africa and elsewhere, conflict and security studies are considered part of political science, international relations, or other social science disciplines. Unsurprisingly, then, the field often reflects the methodological imperatives and inclinations of those disciplines. I will contend below that the importance

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历史对非洲冲突与安全研究的价值

引言世界各地的国家和社会都面临冲突和安全问题。对于暴力，恐怖主义和成千上万人的死亡现象，无人能漠不关心。非洲恐怖活动的增加意味着该大陆的安全问题变得越来越重要。作为回应，许多非洲大学开发了安全研究领域的资源，并建立了一些研究中心。正如JO Aremu指出的那样：“非洲大陆的历史充满了冲突。甚至可以断言，贯穿非洲的主要潮流：从北部到南部，从东部到西部和中部地区是冲突和战争。” 关于非洲冲突和安全问题的出版物很多。然而，关于迄今为止如何解决非洲的冲突和安全问题以及主要方法是否足够仍存在疑问。在非洲和其他地方的许多大学中，冲突与安全研究被视为政治学，国际关系或其他社会科学学科的一部分。因此，毫不奇怪，该领域通常反映了这些学科的方法论要求和倾向。我将在下面强调这一重要性