Governance And Crisis In The State In Africa

Author : John Emeka Akude
Publisher : Adonis & Abbey Publishers
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124167946

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Governance and Crisis in the State in Africa by John Emeka Akude Pdf

Governance and Crisis of the State in Africa explores the problems and challenges of disruptive conflicts and conflict management in West Africa. Based on a robust analysis of a large stock of theoretical and empirical studies on the nature of the state in Africa and the incidents of state failure, fragmentation and collapse, the author argues that a major explanation of state weakness in Africa is the lack of the imperatives of good governance - itself rooted in the trajectory of the emergence of these states. Using the recent internal wars and ongoing conflicts in some West African states such as Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea- Bissau and Cote d'Ivoire as case studies, the author explains how the use of inappropriate methods of conflict management exacerbates these conflicts and the crisis of the nation-state in Africa. ________________ John Emeka Akude holds a PhD in political science from the University of Cologne, Germany where he teaches African Politics, Politics of Development and International Political Economy. His research interests include political economy, the state and economic development, conflict studies, state collapse and war economies as well as the transformation of political order. His publications include "Krisen und Krisenmanagement in Afrika", Zwischen Wunschdenken und Ohnmacht: Der Anspruch der Afrikanischen Union auf Konfliktmanagement in Afrika", "Bad Governance and State Collapse in Africa" as well as "Weak States and Security Threats in West Africa". He is a member of the Working Group on the Transformation of Political Order at the Chair of International Relations, University of Cologne, Germany.

Author : Nirmala Dorasamy,Omololu Fagbadebo
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030638573

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Public Procurement, Corruption and the Crisis of Governance in Africa by Nirmala Dorasamy,Omololu Fagbadebo Pdf

This book establishes a nexus between corruption in public procurement and the prevailing crisis of governance in Africa. The African continent is characterised by the growing concern for the deteriorating human security. In the midst of these woes, African political leaders are known for their stupendous wealth and riches through expropriation of national resources for personal benefits. This growing inequality in the continent has become a major driver for a series of violent and criminal activities, which have added to the worsening governance crisis. Thus, the abuse of public power for advancing private gain constitutes an impediment to effective public service delivery, thereby engendering a crisis of governance. The consequence of this is not limited to the socio-economic growth and welfare of citizens, but it often also jeopardizes the democratic credentials and objectives of the state.

Author : Sandra J. MacLean,Fahimul Quadir
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351752787

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Crises of Governance in Asia and Africa by Sandra J. MacLean,Fahimul Quadir Pdf

This title was first published in 2001. Investigating the relations between ethnicity and governance in Asia and Africa and going well beyond traditional and orthodox treatments, this volume is not only a stimulating text, but also an invaluable tool for original and innovative research.

Author : United Nations University
Publisher : United Nations University Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789280811070

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Making States Work by United Nations University Pdf

The point of departure for this collection of articles is the idea that there is a link between international peace and strong states respectful of human rights and robust civil societies. Presented by Chesterman (New York U. School of Law, US), Ignatieff (Harvard U.'s John F. Kennedy School of Government, US), and Thakur (United Nations Universi

Author : Peter Lewis,John Willis Harbeson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Crisis management in government
ISBN : 1626372292

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Coping with Crisis in African States by Peter Lewis,John Willis Harbeson Pdf

¿Provides a lucid approach to assessing the factors that create vulnerabilities, or possibilities for resilience, in the face of crisis ... complemented by rich empirical country chapters and clear policy recommendations.¿ ¿Rachel Beatty Riedl, Northwestern University Although large-scale conflicts, political upheavals, and social violence are common problems throughout Africa, individual countries vary greatly in both their susceptibility to these crises and their capacities for responding effectively. What accounts for this variance? How do crises emerge, and how are they resolved? When are unexpected events most likely to spiral into crisis? Are there institutions and policies that can help to manage adverse shocks? The authors of Coping with Crisis in African States assess the capability for crisis management in countries across the continent, shedding new light on the sources of instability in the region, as well as on comparative questions of state capacity and resilience. Peter M. Lewis is associate professor and director of the African Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University¿s School of Advanced International Studies. John W. Harbeson is emeritus professor of political science at the City University of New York Graduate Center and the City College of New York.

Author : Ebenezer Obadare,Wale Adebanwi
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 134956222X

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Governance and the Crisis of Rule in Contemporary Africa by Ebenezer Obadare,Wale Adebanwi Pdf

This volume advances the discussions of leadership in Africa's specific history, culture, economy, and politics. The book promotes an understanding of leadership and its paradoxes and illuminates the conditions under which political leadership has been produced, and how those conditions have shaped leaders.

Author : Adebayo O. Olukoshi
Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9171064281

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The Elusive Prince of Denmark by Adebayo O. Olukoshi Pdf

Background context to the governance debate

Author : Mark Beissinger,M. Crawford Young
Publisher : Woodrow Wilson Center Press
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002-01-24
Category : History
ISBN : 193036508X

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Beyond State Crisis? by Mark Beissinger,M. Crawford Young Pdf

The contributors not only study state breakdown but compare the consequences of post-communism with those of post-colonialism.

Author : Nirmala Dorasamy,Omololu Fagbadebo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3030638588

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Public Procurement, Corruption and the Crisis of Governance in Africa by Nirmala Dorasamy,Omololu Fagbadebo Pdf

This book establishes a nexus between corruption in public procurement and the prevailing crisis of governance in Africa. The African continent is characterised by the growing concern for the deteriorating human security. In the midst of these woes, African political leaders are known for their stupendous wealth and riches through expropriation of national resources for personal benefits. This growing inequality in the continent has become a major driver for a series of violent and criminal activities, which have added to the worsening governance crisis. Thus, the abuse of public power for advancing private gain constitutes an impediment to effective public service delivery, thereby engendering a crisis of governance. The consequence of this is not limited to the socio-economic growth and welfare of citizens, but it often also jeopardizes the democratic credentials and objectives of the state. Nirmala Dorasamy is Professor in the Department of Public Management and Economics at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), Durban, South Africa. She is an award-winning researcher at the university. Her research focuses on ethics and public sector management, with an emphasis on enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of public service delivery. She has established international linkages in collaborative research with Swinburne University of Technology, Federation University, and Monash University, Australia, the American University in Cairo, MUST University, Kenya, and Mendel University, Czech Republic. Omololu Fagbadebo is Research Fellow at the Durban University of Technology, South Africa. He previously taught Political Science at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He was Press Secretary to the Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly, Nigeria, 1999-2003. He participated in the Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI) on American Politics and Political Thought Fellowship at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 2010. His research focuses on comparative politics, legislative studies, public governance, development studies, public institutions, and African government and politics.

Author : Ebenezer Obadare,Wale Adebanwi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137566867

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Governance and the Crisis of Rule in Contemporary Africa by Ebenezer Obadare,Wale Adebanwi Pdf

This volume advances the discussions of leadership in Africa's specific history, culture, economy, and politics. The book promotes an understanding of leadership and its paradoxes and illuminates the conditions under which political leadership has been produced, and how those conditions have shaped leaders.

Author : John Idriss Lahai,Helen Ware
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030401344

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Governance and Societal Adaptation in Fragile States by John Idriss Lahai,Helen Ware Pdf

This book examines the various ways in which some fragile states in the Global South (or states with limited statehood) have adopted, and adapted to, processes of governance in their quests to address the socialized problems affecting their societies. It tells the story of these states’ resilience in the societal adaptation to a liberalized notion of governance. In addition to comparative case studies, the book also analyzes the engendered interplay of culture, economics, and politics in the creation of people-centric governance reforms. The contributing authors shed light on weak states’ often constructive engagement in the promotion of state governance under a variety of societal conditions, adverse or otherwise, and on their ability to remain resilient despite the complexities of the political and economic challenges they face.

Author : P. Thandika Mkandawire,Charles Chukwuma Soludo
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781552502044

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Our Continent, Our Future by P. Thandika Mkandawire,Charles Chukwuma Soludo Pdf

Our Continent, Our Future presents the emerging African perspective on this complex issue. The authors use as background their own extensive experience and a collection of 30 individual studies, 25 of which were from African economists, to summarize this African perspective and articulate a path for the future. They underscore the need to be sensitive to each country's unique history and current condition. They argue for a broader policy agenda and for a much more active role for the state within what is largely a market economy. Finally, they stress that Africa must, and can, compete in an increasingly globalized world and, perhaps most importantly, that Africans must assume the leading role in defining the continent's development agenda.

Author : Alexander Betts
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780801468964

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Survival Migration by Alexander Betts Pdf

International treaties, conventions, and organizations to protect refugees were established in the aftermath of World War II to protect people escaping targeted persecution by their own governments. However, the nature of cross-border displacement has transformed dramatically since then. Such threats as environmental change, food insecurity, and generalized violence force massive numbers of people to flee states that are unable or unwilling to ensure their basic rights, as do conditions in failed and fragile states that make possible human rights deprivations. Because these reasons do not meet the legal understanding of persecution, the victims of these circumstances are not usually recognized as “refugees,” preventing current institutions from ensuring their protection. In this book, Alexander Betts develops the concept of “survival migration” to highlight the crisis in which these people find themselves. Examining flight from three of the most fragile states in Africa—Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Somalia—Betts explains variation in institutional responses across the neighboring host states. There is massive inconsistency. Some survival migrants are offered asylum as refugees; others are rounded up, detained, and deported, often in brutal conditions. The inadequacies of the current refugee regime are a disaster for human rights and gravely threaten international security. In Survival Migration, Betts outlines these failings, illustrates the enormous human suffering that results, and argues strongly for an expansion of protected categories.

Author : Guy Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Africa
ISBN : IND:30000078417809

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The African Nation-state in Crisis by Guy Martin Pdf

Author : A. Carl LeVan,Joseph Olayinka Fashagba,Edward R. McMahon
Publisher : Springer
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137523341

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African State Governance by A. Carl LeVan,Joseph Olayinka Fashagba,Edward R. McMahon Pdf

Africa is changing and it is easy to overlook how decentralization, democratization, and new forms of illiberalism have transformed federalism, political parties, and local politics. Chapters on Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa help fill an important gap in comparative institutional research about state and local politics in Africa.