From the enemy-centric to people-centric approach: Views and attitudes of Mozambicans living in Johannesburg towards SAMIM’s counterinsurgency in Cabo Delgado

The Southern African Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) has been relatively under-researched in view of its conception among Mozambicans. This study used views, insights and attitudes of Mozambicans in Johannesburg, South Africa on the relevance of the SAMIM‟s counterinsurgency efforts in Cabo Delgado. W...

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Main Author: Makanda, Joseph
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Sabinet 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151850
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description The Southern African Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) has been relatively under-researched in view of its conception among Mozambicans. This study used views, insights and attitudes of Mozambicans in Johannesburg, South Africa on the relevance of the SAMIM‟s counterinsurgency efforts in Cabo Delgado. While the deployment of the SAMIM‟s forces serve to minimise the effects of terrorism and set a platform on which addressing the root causes of insurgency and is motivated by the desire for lasting peace, the findings of this study revealed that it falls short of addressing high levels of poverty, marginalises the views of disgruntled Mozambicans, and cannot address regional disparities between the southerners and northerners in Mozambique. Consequently, the participants argued that the SAMIM‟s approach holds no prospect of denying insurgency the necessary sustenance and support to survive. The study recommended leveraging the use of local assemblies and incorporating views of marginalised and disgruntled Mozambicans within the SAMIM‟s counterinsurgency strategy to address structural violence that abets and sustains insurgents in Cabo Delgado.
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spelling CGSpace1518502025-11-11T17:46:47Z From the enemy-centric to people-centric approach: Views and attitudes of Mozambicans living in Johannesburg towards SAMIM’s counterinsurgency in Cabo Delgado Makanda, Joseph peacebuilding conflicts terrorism counterinsurgency banditry The Southern African Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) has been relatively under-researched in view of its conception among Mozambicans. This study used views, insights and attitudes of Mozambicans in Johannesburg, South Africa on the relevance of the SAMIM‟s counterinsurgency efforts in Cabo Delgado. While the deployment of the SAMIM‟s forces serve to minimise the effects of terrorism and set a platform on which addressing the root causes of insurgency and is motivated by the desire for lasting peace, the findings of this study revealed that it falls short of addressing high levels of poverty, marginalises the views of disgruntled Mozambicans, and cannot address regional disparities between the southerners and northerners in Mozambique. Consequently, the participants argued that the SAMIM‟s approach holds no prospect of denying insurgency the necessary sustenance and support to survive. The study recommended leveraging the use of local assemblies and incorporating views of marginalised and disgruntled Mozambicans within the SAMIM‟s counterinsurgency strategy to address structural violence that abets and sustains insurgents in Cabo Delgado. 2024-06-30 2024-08-26T08:26:53Z 2024-08-26T08:26:53Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151850 en Limited Access application/pdf Sabinet Makanda, J. (2024) From the enemy-centric to people-centric approach: Views and attitudes of Mozambicans living in Johannesburg towards SAMIM’s counterinsurgency in Cabo Delgado. African Journal of Terrorism and Insurgency Research (AJoTIR) 5(1): p. 141-161. ISSN: 2732-5008
spellingShingle peacebuilding
conflicts
terrorism
counterinsurgency
banditry
Makanda, Joseph
From the enemy-centric to people-centric approach: Views and attitudes of Mozambicans living in Johannesburg towards SAMIM’s counterinsurgency in Cabo Delgado
title From the enemy-centric to people-centric approach: Views and attitudes of Mozambicans living in Johannesburg towards SAMIM’s counterinsurgency in Cabo Delgado
title_full From the enemy-centric to people-centric approach: Views and attitudes of Mozambicans living in Johannesburg towards SAMIM’s counterinsurgency in Cabo Delgado
title_fullStr From the enemy-centric to people-centric approach: Views and attitudes of Mozambicans living in Johannesburg towards SAMIM’s counterinsurgency in Cabo Delgado
title_full_unstemmed From the enemy-centric to people-centric approach: Views and attitudes of Mozambicans living in Johannesburg towards SAMIM’s counterinsurgency in Cabo Delgado
title_short From the enemy-centric to people-centric approach: Views and attitudes of Mozambicans living in Johannesburg towards SAMIM’s counterinsurgency in Cabo Delgado
title_sort from the enemy centric to people centric approach views and attitudes of mozambicans living in johannesburg towards samim s counterinsurgency in cabo delgado
topic peacebuilding
conflicts
terrorism
counterinsurgency
banditry
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151850
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