Secessionism In African Politics

Author : Lotje de Vries,Pierre Englebert,Mareike Schomerus
Publisher : Springer
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319902067

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Secessionism in African Politics by Lotje de Vries,Pierre Englebert,Mareike Schomerus Pdf

Secessionism perseveres as a complex political phenomenon in Africa, yet often a more in-depth analysis is overshadowed by the aspirational simplicity of pursuing a new state. Using historical and contemporary approaches, this edited volume offers the most exhaustive collection of empirical studies of African secessionism to date. The respected expert contributors put salient and lesser known cases into comparative perspective, covering Biafra, Katanga, Eritrea and South Sudan alongside Barotseland, Cabinda, and the Comoros, among others. Suggesting that African secessionism can be understood through the categories of aspiration, grievance, performance, and disenchantment, the book's analytical framework promises to be a building block for future studies of the topic.

Author : Redie Bereketeab
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317649694

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Self-Determination and Secession in Africa by Redie Bereketeab Pdf

This book provides a unique comparative study of the major secessionist and self-determination movements in post-colonial Africa, examining theory, international law, charters of the United Nations, and the Organisation of African Unity (OAU)/African Union’s (AU) stance on the issue. The book explores whether self-determination and secessionism lead to peace, stability, development and democratisation in conflict-ridden societies, particularly looking at the outcomes in Eritrea and South Sudan. The book covers all the major attempts at self-determination and secession on the continent, extensively analysing the geo-political, economic, security and ideological factors that determine the outcome of the quest for self-determination and secession. It reveals the lack of inherent clarity in international law, social science theories, OAU/AU Charter, UN Charters and international conventions concerning the topic. This is a major contribution to the field and highly relevant for researchers and postgraduate students in African Studies, Development Studies, African Politics and History, and Anthropology.

Author : Charles G. Thomas,Toyin Falola
Publisher : ISSN
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1773851268

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Secession and Separatist Conflicts in Postcolonial Africa by Charles G. Thomas,Toyin Falola Pdf

Wars fought for political separation have become omnipresent in post-colonial Africa. From the division of Sudan, to the continued fragmentation of Somalia, and the protracted struggles of Cabinda and Azawad, conflict over seccession and separation continues to the present day. This is the first single volume to examine the historical arc of secession and secessionist conflict across sub-Saharan Africa. Paying particular attention to the development of secessionist conflicts and their evolving goals, Secession and Separatist Conflicts in Postcolonial Africa draws on case studies and rigorous research to examine three waves of secessionist movements, themselves defined by international conflict and change. Using detailed case studies, the authors offer a framework to understand how secession and separation occur, how these are influenced by both preceding movements and global political trends, and how their ongoing legacies continue to shape African regional politics. Deeply engaging and thoroughly researched, this book presents a nuanced and important and important new overview of African separatist and secessionist conflicts. It addresses the structures, goals, and underlying influences of these movements within a broader global context to impart a rich understanding of why these conflicts are waged, and how they succeed or fail.

Author : Charles G. Thomas,Toyin Falola
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 1773851292

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Secession and Separatist Conflicts in Postcolonial Africa by Charles G. Thomas,Toyin Falola Pdf

"The first book to examine the full historical arc of secession and secessionist conflict across sub-Saharan Africa. Wars fought for political separation have become omnipresent in post-colonial Africa. From the division of Sudan, to the continued fragmentation of Somalia, and the protracted struggles of Cabinda and Azawad, conflict over secession and separation continues to the present day. This is the first single volume to examine the historical arc of secession and secessionist conflict across sub-Saharan Africa. Paying particular attention to the development of secessionist conflicts and their evolving goals, Secession and Separatist Conflicts in Postcolonial Africa draws on case studies and rigorous research to examine three waves of secessionist movements, themselves defined by international conflict and change. Using detailed case studies, the authors offer a framework to understand how secession and separation occur, how these are influenced by both preceding movements and global political trends, and how their ongoing legacies continue to shape African regional politics. Deeply engaging and thoroughly researched, this book presents a nuanced and important and important new overview of African separatist and secessionist conflicts. It addresses the structures, goals, and underlying influences of these movements within a broader global context to impart a rich understanding of why these conflicts are waged, and how they succeed or fail."--

Author : Bruce Baker
Publisher : Africa World Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0865438714

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Escape from Domination in Africa by Bruce Baker Pdf

Author : Shimels Ayele
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9783346094872

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Failure of Secession in Africa. The Case of Biafranization in Nigeria by Shimels Ayele Pdf

Essay from the year 2015 in the subject History - Africa, Mekelle University (college of social science and humanities), course: African History, language: English, abstract: This article primarily aimed to assess how Biafranization had failed, causes for the failure and its consequences. It is explanatory or analytical study based on systematic review of literature analyzed through unstructured qualitative method. Sources utilized for this study include books, legal documents and internets sources. The initial quest of the Ibos was internal self-determination. However, the absence of appropriate response resulted to the genesis for Biafranization. Ultimately, the Ibos made an attempt to achieve their goal violently. Violent quest for Biafranization had failed due to internal and external factors. Its failure also resulted to hampered development of democratic principles, undermined sense of nationalism, brought negative impact on the economy, stability, security, inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic, and ethnic nationalism became the dominant feature in the region. The conflict due to the quest for self-determination were often driven by their perceived political, economic, and cultural oppression. Such type of conflicts often goes through similar development process, but are usually defeated by military force. Both African governments and the international community were generally not sympathetic to these forms of activities. As a result, very few of these movements were successfully achieved their goal and won the right to self-determination (secession). Despite the limited success of these movements of self-determination, they have nevertheless caused considerable damage and destruction in socio, economics, and political life of the people in the continent. In fact, these movements of self-determination were caused by economic backwardness, competition to control natural resources, dysfunctional governments, and fractionalized societies (i.e. ethnic and religious).

Author : Nelson, Elizabeth A.
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781839103773

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Regional Politics and State Secession by Nelson, Elizabeth A. Pdf

While a number of movements seek state secession, the majority never achieves internationally recognized statehood. Paradoxically, some movements that have succeeded have had weaker claims to statehood than many movements that have failed. Regional Politics and State Secession seeks to explain the variation in outcomes for secessionist movements. Why do some movements succeed when so many fail?

Author : Dirdeiry M. Ahmed
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107117983

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Boundaries and Secession in Africa and International Law by Dirdeiry M. Ahmed Pdf

This book challenges the central assumption of the law of territory by establishing that uti possidetis is not a general principle of law, and arguing that African customary rules were generated. It includes in-depth coverage of African secession, with issues of human rights law, self-determination and political science presented in a new light.

Author : David M. Anderson,Øystein H. Rolandsen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317539513

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Politics and Violence in Eastern Africa by David M. Anderson,Øystein H. Rolandsen Pdf

Over the fifty years between 1940 and 1990, the countries of eastern Africa were embroiled in a range of debilitating and destructive conflicts, starting with the wars of independence, but then incorporating rebellion, secession and local insurrection as the Cold War replaced colonialism. The articles gathered here illustrate how significant, widespread, and dramatic this violence was. In these years, violence was used as a principal instrument in the creation and consolidation of the authority of the state; and it was also regularly and readily utilised by those who wished to challenge state authority through insurrection and secession. Why was it that eastern Africa should have experienced such extensive and intensive violence in the fifty years before 1990? Was this resort to violence a consequence of imperial rule, the legacy of oppressive colonial domination under a coercive and non-representative state system? Did essential contingencies such as the Cold War provoke and promote the use of violence? Or, was it a choice made by Africans themselves and their leaders, a product of their own agency? This book focuses on these turbulent decades, exploring the principal conflicts in six key countries – Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia and Tanzania. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Eastern African Studies.

Author : Christian P. Potholm
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Africa
ISBN : UOM:39015011679142

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The Theory and Practice of African Politics by Christian P. Potholm Pdf

Author : Redie Bereketeab
Publisher : Springer
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319398921

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State Building and National Identity Reconstruction in the Horn of Africa by Redie Bereketeab Pdf

This book examines post-secession and post-transition state building in Somaliland, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. It explores two intimately linked, yet analytically distinct themes: state building and national identity reconstruction following secession and collapse. In Somaliland and South Sudan, rearranging the state requires a complete metamorphosis of state institutions so that they respond to the needs and interests of the people. In Sudan and Somalia, the reconfiguration of the remains of the state must address a new reality and demands on the ground. All four cases examined, although highly variable, involve conflict. Conflict defines the scope, depth and momentum of the state building and state reconstruction process. It also determines the contours and parameters of the projects to reconstitute national identity and rebuild a nation. Addressing the contested identity formation and its direct relation to state building would therefore go a long way in mitigating conflicts and state crisis.

Author : Joshua Forrest
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1588262278

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Subnationalism in Africa by Joshua Forrest Pdf

This examination of the politics of ethnicity and nation-building in Africa stresses the trend towards subnationalist autonomy and away from a singular, state-centric system based on the Western model. Forrest ranges across the continent to explore a variety of subnational movements.

Author : Aleksi Ylönen,Jan Záhořík
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317028567

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The Horn of Africa since the 1960s by Aleksi Ylönen,Jan Záhořík Pdf

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 : Redie Bereketeab
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1020290549

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Self-Determination and Secession in Africa by Redie Bereketeab Pdf

This book provides a unique comparative study of the major secessionist and self-determination movements in post-colonial Africa, examining theory, international law, charters of the United Nations, and the Organisation of African Unity (OAU)/African Union's (AU) stance on the issue. The book explores whether self-determination and secessionism lead to peace, stability, development and democratisation in conflict-ridden societies, particularly looking at the outcomes in Eritrea and South Sudan. The book covers all the major attempts at self-determination and secession on the continent, extensi

Author : Michael J. Lee,R. Jarrod Atchison
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : National characteristics, American
ISBN : 9780190876500

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We Are Not One People by Michael J. Lee,R. Jarrod Atchison Pdf

Bands, bonds, and affections -- Secession all the way down : libertarians opt out -- "A slave republic" : secession and southern slavery -- White devils and Black separatists -- "Dykes first" : lesbian separatism in America -- Exodus as secession : achieving God's terrestrial kingdom.