Processo de resolução de onflitos em Moçambique: análise da participação da igreja católica na mediação de conflitos político- eleitorais (1994-2019)

Abstract

Elections in Mozambique are followed by periods of political-military tension, a situation that brought about the need to rethink institutions and peace agreement capable of providing effective national reconciliation. This research analyses the participation of the Catholic Church in the process of political-electoral conflict resolutions in Mozambique from 1994 to 2019. For the materialization of the work, the qualitative methodology and the neo-institucional perspective were adopted, together with Multi- track diplomacy approach. It is concluded that the Catholic Church saw his legacy challenged in the recent conflict resolution process. However, despite the transformations that political societies are going through, the presence and intervention of religion, particularly of the Catholic Church in the Mozambique public sphere, is essential, especially when it comes to mediation and reconciliation processes of political groups in conflict.