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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Democracy
ISBN : OCLC:776971173
Author : Bamidele A. Ojo
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0761813284
Eight papers from a November 1997 panel in Philadelphia provide a wide range of perspectives on the transition to democracy across the continent, which has been a major focus of attention since the end of the cold war. Some of the political scientist authors consider Africa as a whole, exploring such topics as the democratic discourse in international relations, the military, and economic recovery. Others look in particular at Uganda, Namibia, Nigeria, and South Africa. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Naomi Chazan
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Pub
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 155587679X
Recognized as the textbook on African politics, as well as an excellent resource for scholars, Politics and Society in Contemporary Africa analyzes the complexities and diversities of the African continent since independence. The authors provide a basic knowledge of political events; political structures, processes, problems, and trends; political economy; and international relations. Clearly organized charts offer easy access to current political, economic, and social data. This edition includes entirely new chapters on political economy and South Africa, as well as revised discussions of civil society, democratic transitions, decentralization, structural adjustment, and Africa in the world economy. -- Publisher description.
Author : Naomi Chazan,Robert A. Mortimer,Donald Rothchild,Peter Lewis,Stephen John Stedman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1999-11-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349144907
Africa has undergone significant political, economic, and social change since the first edition of this book was published in early 1988. Now revised and updated throughout, this new edition includes current economic, social, and political data, as well as entirely new sections on the dismantling of apartheid, civil society, democratization and multiparty politics, economic reform and structural adjustment, and the prospects for African development in the twenty-first century. Review comments on the first edition: 'Required reading for any course on politics and society of the African continent' West Africa. 'The best available textbook on the subject ... this volume stands unchallenged in its comprehensiveness and sophistication.' - Choice
Author : Adebayo O. Olukoshi
Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9171064192
In South Africa, Michael Neocosmos
Author : Miles Larmer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317064411
In 1964 Kenneth Kaunda and his United National Independence Party (UNIP) government established the nation of Zambia in the former British colony of Northern Rhodesia. In parallel with many other newly independent countries in Africa this process of decolonisation created a wave of optimism regarding humanity's capacity to overcome oppression and poverty. Yet, as this study shows, in Zambia as in many other countries, the legacy of colonialism created obstacles that proved difficult to overcome. Within a short space of time democratisation and development was replaced by economic stagnation, political authoritarianism, corruption and ethnic and political conflict. To better understand this process, Dr Larmer explores UNIP's political ideology and the strategies it employed to retain a grip on government. He shows that despite the party's claim that it adhered to an authentically African model of consensual and communitarian decision-making, it was never a truly nationally representative body. Whereas in long-established Western societies unevenness in support was accepted as a legitimate basis for party political difference, in Zambia this was regarded as a threat to the fragile bindings of the young nation state, and as such had to be denied and repressed. This led to the declaration of a one-party state, presented as the logical expression of UNIP supremacy but it was in fact a reflection of its weakening grip on power. Through case studies of opposition political and social movements rooted in these differences, the book demonstrates that UNIP's control of the new nation-state was partial, uneven and consistently prone to challenge. Alongside this, the study also re-examines Zambia's role in the regional liberation struggles, providing valuable new evidence of the country's complex relations with Apartheid-era South Africa and the relationship between internal and external opposition, shaped by the context of regional liberation movements and the Cold War. Drawing on extensive archival research and interviews, Dr Larmer offers a ground-breaking analysis of post-colonial political history which helps explain the challenges facing contemporary African polities.
Author : Aleksi Ylönen,Jan Záhořík
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317028574
The Horn of Africa has long been one of the most dynamic and politically turbulent sub-regions on the African continent. Host to great ancient civilizations, diverse peoples, and expansive states, the region has experienced massive social, economic, and political transformations which have given rise to military coups, revolutions and intractable ethnic, socio-economic, and religious conflicts. This comprehensive volume brings together a team of expert scholars who analyze international, regional, national, and local affairs in the Horn of Africa. The chapters demonstrate the intertwined nature of the actors and forces shaping political realities. The case studies, focusing on Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Somaliland, Sudan, and South Sudan eloquently illustrate the complex dynamics connecting the spectrum of political issues in the region. The Horn of Africa since the 1960s will be of interest to students and scholars of contemporary Africa and political science.
Author : Georg Klute,Peter Skalník
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Africa
ISBN : 3643904436
This book gives voice to the representatives of various social science disciplines who use the expression 'actor in politics' according to the requirements of their respective approaches. They nevertheless arrive at an interesting and, to a great extent, impressive unity in diversity. What the book shows is the encounter of African actors and their agency with external actors and factors. Another connection uniting the contributions is the fact that they address the impact political actors outside the official or formal domain can and do exert on the respective societies. Informal politics and informal political actors and their entanglement with the official and formal domain of politics are among peculiarities of current African politics. But, informality in politics and entanglement of formal and informal political actors might also hint at the future of politics and political order in general. (Series: African Studies / Afrikanische Studien - Vol. 51) [Subject: African Studies, Politics]
Author : George Akeya Agbango
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:49015002695782
Pan-Africanism: Agenda for African Unity in the 1990's?
Author : Matthew Graham
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781350311282
This textbook offers a critical introduction to the study of Africa, drawing on scholarship from a range of academic disciplines. A comprehensive discussion of the continent's geography and history provides a backdrop to broad-ranging coverage of its social, economic, political and cultural composition as well as its future prospects. Moreover, moving beyond the all-too-common tendency to view Africa as a single, homogeneous entity, Graham provides a nuanced overview that challenges preconceptions and stereotypes. Written in a sophisticated yet accessible style, and supported by a range of pedagogical features, this book introduces undergraduate students from a range of different disciplinary backgrounds to the contemporary study of Africa.
Author : Lisa Mueller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108423670
Looking at protests from Senegal to Kenya, Lisa Mueller shows how cross-class coalitions fuel contemporary African protests across the continent.
Author : Morten Bøås,Kevin C. Dunn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781848139985
In this revealing new book, Bøås and Dunn explore the phenomenon of 'autochthony' - literally 'son of the soil' - in African politics. In contemporary Africa, questions concerning origin are currently among the most crucial and contested issues in political life, directly relating to the politics of place, belonging, identity and contested citizenship. Thus, land claims and autochthony disputes are the hallmark of political crises in many places on the African continent. Examining the often complex reasons behind this recent rise of autochthony across a number of high-profile case studies - including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, and Kenya - this is an essential book for anyone wishing to understand the impact of this crucial issue on contemporary African politics and conflicts.
Author : Naomi Chazan,Robert Mortimer,John Ravenhill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 1685852351
Recognized as the textbook on African politics, as well as an excellent resource for scholars, Politics and Society in Contemporary Africa analyzes the complexities and diversities of the African continent since independence.
Author : Albert Kasanda
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351209908
This book explores what constitutes contemporary African social and political philosophy with regard to its meaning, aims, sources, and relevance for today’s Africa. Kasanda denounces conventional approaches considering these either as a subcategory of general philosophy or as the ideological attempts of individual African leaders and professional philosophers, such as Nkrumah, Nyerere, Senghor, Fanon, Hountondji and Towa. On the contrary, Kasanda defines contemporary African social and political philosophy as an inclusive reflection of African communities with regard to power and equitable modes of social and political organization in order to promote human excellence for everyone. This perspective also includes the criticism of social and political concepts in use within African communities. The author postulates that contemporary African social and political philosophy relies on the legacy of precolonial African societies, as well as on the contribution of the diaspora throughout the world. Contemporary African social and political philosophy is rooted in the daily lives of African people, and it expresses itself through multiple modalities including, for example, art, religion, literature, music and the policy of urbanization of African cities. This book sheds new light on debates concerning topics such as ethnophilosophy, negritude, pan-Africanism, democracy, African civil society, African cultures, and globalization. It aims to ward off the lethargy that strikes African social and political philosophy, taking a renewed and critical approach.
Author : Ali A. Mazrui,Francis Wiafe-Amoako
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442239548
Every political system, either developed or adopted, has an impact on the structure of society and the level of development. This book analyzes the evolution and nature of political institutions and their effect on Africa’s development. The challenges Africa face in developing viable institutions are not limited to the adoption of foreign institutions, but are also rooted in domestic norms that define society itself. Sometimes, these challenges have to do with the incompatibility between foreign and domestic institutions. The fundamental issue then is to understand the African societies, cultures, and other dynamics that have ensured stability in the past and that need to be recognized when adopting contemporary foreign institutions. This comprehensive text examines three key issue areas in Africa: politics, society, and economy. It demonstrates how the lack of consideration for domestic norms and societal realities explain the weaker institutions and lack of development on the African continent. The chapters examine critical issues such as gender, ethnicity and constitution development, legitimacy and the state, the correlation between abundant resources and instability, the dilemmas of political dynasties, international economic regimes and Africa’s economy, and more. Featuring many case studies, including Kenya, South Africa, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Morocco, Togo, DRC, Ethiopia, Rwanda, the book provides some explanation of underdevelopment in Africa, linking the historical and colonial realities that hinder democratic consolidation to contemporary African politics, society and economy.
