TY - BOOK ID - 77898258 TI - Law and the public sphere in Africa PY - 2013 SN - 0253011280 9780253011282 1306082404 9781306082402 9780253011244 0253011248 PB - Bloomington DB - UniCat KW - Dispute resolution (Law) KW - Public meetings KW - Political anthropology KW - Government in the sunshine KW - Open meetings KW - Sunshine, Government in the KW - Meetings KW - Assembly, Right of KW - Anthropology, Political KW - Government, Primitive KW - Ethnology KW - Political science KW - ADR (Dispute resolution) KW - Alternative dispute resolution KW - Appropriate dispute resolution KW - Collaborative law KW - Conflict resolution KW - Dispute processing KW - Dispute settlement KW - Justice, Administration of KW - Mediation KW - Neighborhood justice centers KW - Third parties (Law) KW - Anthropological aspects KW - Africa KW - Social conditions. KW - Politics and government. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77898258 AB - Jean Godefroy Bidima's La Palabre examines the traditional African institution of palaver as a way to create dialogue and open exchange in an effort to resolve conflict and promote democracy. In the wake of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commissions and the gacaca courts in Rwanda, Bidima offers a compelling model of how to develop an African public space where dialogue can combat misunderstanding. This volume, which includes other essays on legal processes, cultural diversity, memory, and the internet in Africa, offers English-speaking readers the opportunity to become acquainted ER -