Cameroon, traditionally overlooked on the international peace agenda, has recently received increased attention due to mounting security challenges. Operating under an authoritarian regime that denies conflicts while promoting a narrative of stability, the course of international peace-from-below initiatives is profoundly influenced by this constrained political environment. Through in-depth case studies of three ongoing humanitarian crises—the Central African refugees’ influx, the Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province insurgency, and the Anglophone conflict—this article contends that localized peace approaches, centring on grassroots reconciliation, may obscure broader structural issues, silence non-state political claims from below, and absolve the state of its responsibilities. Embracing such methodologies not only reinforces authoritarian dynamics but also exhibits a performative dimension, contributing to the establishment of a ‘victor’s peace’ in the absence of military victory.

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非洲独裁背景下的和平建设：在喀麦隆促进自下而上的和平

喀麦隆历来在国际和平议程上被忽视，但最近由于日益严峻的安全挑战而受到越来越多的关注。在一个否认冲突、宣扬稳定的独裁政权下运作，国际自下而上的和平倡议的进程受到这种受限政治环境的深刻影响。通过对中非难民涌入、博科圣地/伊斯兰国西非省叛乱和英语冲突这三起持续发生的人道主义危机的深入案例研究，本文认为，以基层和解为中心的局部和平方法可能会掩盖更广泛的结构性问题，压制自下而上的非国家政治主张，并免除国家的责任。采用这种方法不仅强化了威权主义动力，而且还展现了一种表演维度，有助于在没有军事胜利的情况下建立“胜利者的和平”。