Varieties Of State Building In Africa

Author : Jeffrey Herbst
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2000-03-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0691010285

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States and Power in Africa by Jeffrey Herbst Pdf

Theories of international relations, assumed to be universally applicable, have failed to explain the creation of states in Africa. There, the interaction of power and space is dramatically different from what occurred in Europe. In his groundbreaking book, Jeffrey Herbst places the African state-building process in a truly comparative perspective, examining the problem of state consolidation from the precolonial period, through the short but intense interlude of European colonialism, to the modern era of independent states. Herbst's bold contention--that the conditions now facing African state-builders existed long before European penetration of the continent--is sure to provoke controversy, for it runs counter to the prevailing assumption that colonialism changed everything. In identifying how the African state-building process differs from the European experience, Herbst addresses the fundamental problem confronting African leaders: how to extend authority over sparsely settled lands. Indeed, efforts to exert control over vast, inhospitable territories of low population density and varied environmental and geographical zones have resulted in devastating wars, millions of refugees, and dysfunctional governments perpetrating destructive policies. Detailing the precise political calculations of distinct African leaders, Herbst isolates the basic dynamics of African state development. In analyzing how these leaders have attempted to consolidate power, he is able to evaluate a variety of policy alternatives for dealing with the fundamental political challenges facing African states today.

Author : Dele Olowu,Paulos Chanie
Publisher : Springer
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319206424

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State Fragility and State Building in Africa by Dele Olowu,Paulos Chanie Pdf

This book describes the contrast between the strong economic growth and democratization that have occurred in Africa and its stalling political progress. It presents and discusses fragility as the phenomenon that has caused the state to remain weak and faltering and has led to at least one third of the continent’s citizens living in fragile states. Following the examination of the drivers of fragility and the impact of fragility on citizens and neighbouring states, the book discusses capacity building approaches. This part shows how effective states can be built on the African continent, a process that would result in a change from state fragility to state resilience. It is based on lessons learnt from close studies of the nations where the state has been most developed in the region, in Eastern and Southern Africa. The book provides and responds to the most recent and up-to-date information on African development and uses insights of people who have lived and worked in the continent for most of their lives.

Author : Ericka A. Albaugh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781107042087

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State-Building and Multilingual Education in Africa by Ericka A. Albaugh Pdf

This book explains why many governments in Africa are including African languages alongside European languages as media of instruction in elementary schools. It argues that a number of factors have combined to make multilingual education attractive: France has changed its foreign policy toward its former colonies, language NGOs are transcribing more languages, and pressure toward democracy makes African leaders look for ways to divide the opposition.

Author : Godfrey Mwakikagile
Publisher : New Africa Press
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789987160396

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Statecraft and Nation Building in Africa by Godfrey Mwakikagile Pdf

This is a study of statecraft and nation building in Africa in the post-colonial era. Subjects covered include early years of independence, state legitimacy, constitutional primacy, institutional transformation, autocracy, quest for democracy, national integration, consolidation of the state, and others. It focuses on case studies whose relevance is continental in scope.

Author : Pierre Du Toit
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 079691690X

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State Building and Democracy in Southern Africa by Pierre Du Toit Pdf

What can South Africa learn from Botswana, arguably Africa's most successful democracy, and Zimbabwe, one of South Africa's closest neighbours? In this comparative study, the author explores these southern African countries with the aim of highlighting those factors that appear to ensure a successful transition to democracy.

Author : Redie Bereketeab
Publisher : Springer
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 42,5 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 : Arnold Rivkin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015012850502

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Nation-building in Africa by Arnold Rivkin Pdf

Author : Kidane Mengisteab,Cyril K. Daddieh
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1999-01-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015045979658

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State Building and Democratization in Africa by Kidane Mengisteab,Cyril K. Daddieh Pdf

State building and democratization in Africa rarely attract the attention they deserve. Few have grappled with the relationship between state building (nation-building) and democratic experiments in Africa. This collection consciously corrects this shortcoming in African political studies. Among the issues raised: Does democracy facilitate state building or does it exacerbate ethnic conflicts? Are certain modalities of democratization more likely to facilitate state-building than others? Has the era of democracy created the need for new state building strategies? Does the objective of state building require significant modifications in the essence and form of democracy? This collection combines theoretical explorations with empirical case studies. It looks at both anglophone and francophone countries of sub-Saharan Africa. While the contributors have written extensively on African issues, there is no consensus among the authors; most argue that integrating ethnic groups that already face discrimination and often are engaged in conflict requires compromise, political settlements, and new terms of incorporation into the state. These compromises, in turn, involve new arrangements in how democracy is perceived and instituted. An important collection for scholars, students, and other researchers involved with African political, social, and economic development.

Author : Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016063724

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Nation-building and State Building in Africa by Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja Pdf

Author : Gedion Onyango
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031134906

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State Politics and Public Policy in Eastern Africa by Gedion Onyango Pdf

This book analyses major themes in twenty-first-century east African politics. Predominantly authored by researchers and academics from the region, it examines recent political developments, public policy and governance across east and southern African countries. The book advocates for a regionally-focused comparative approach across Africa, arguing that it provides a greater level of analysis than a complete continental study. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, it covers numerous topics relating to politics, public policy, state and nation-building in Africa. Filling an important void in current literature, the book will appeal to academics, practitioners, politicians and students of politics, public policy and governance. Chapter 16 and 20 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Author : Catherine Boone
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2003-10-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521532647

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Political Topographies of the African State by Catherine Boone Pdf

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Author : Terence McNamee,Monde Muyangwa
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030466367

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The State of Peacebuilding in Africa by Terence McNamee,Monde Muyangwa Pdf

This open access book on the state of peacebuilding in Africa brings together the work of distinguished scholars, practitioners, and decision makers to reflect on key experiences and lessons learned in peacebuilding in Africa over the past half century. The core themes addressed by the contributors include conflict prevention, mediation, and management; post-conflict reconstruction, justice and Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration; the role of women, religion, humanitarianism, grassroots organizations, and early warning systems; and the impact of global, regional, and continental bodies. The book's thematic chapters are complemented by six country/region case studies: The Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan/South Sudan, Mozambique and the Sahel/Mali. Each chapter concludes with a set of key lessons learned that could be used to inform the building of a more sustainable peace in Africa. The State of Peacebuilding in Africa was born out of the activities of the Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding (SVNP), a Carnegie-funded, continent-wide network of African organizations that works with the Wilson Center to bring African knowledge and perspectives to U.S., African, and international policy on peacebuilding in Africa. The research for this book was made possible by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Author : Redie Bereketeab
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000199918

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Alternatives to Neoliberal Peacebuilding and Statebuilding in Africa by Redie Bereketeab Pdf

This book critically interrogates the neoliberal peacebuilding and statebuilding model and proposes a popular progressive model centred around the lived realities of African societies. The neoliberal interventionist model assumed prominence and universal hegemony following the demise of state socialism at the end of the Cold War. However, this book argues that it is a primarily short-term, top-down approach that imposes Western norms and values on conflict and post-conflict societies. By contrast, the popular progressive model espoused by this book is based on stringent examination and analysis of the reality of the socio-economic development, structures, institutions, politics and cultures of developing societies. In doing so, it combines bottom-up and top-down, popular and elite, and long-term evolutionary processes of societal construction as a requisite for enduring peacebuilding and statebuilding. By comparing and contrasting the dominant neoliberal peacebuilding and statebuilding model with a popular progressive model, the book seeks to empower locals (both elites and masses) to sit in the driver’s seat and construct their own societies. As such, it is an important contribution to scholars, activists, policymakers, civil society organisations, NGOs and all those who are concerned with peace, stability and development across Africa and other developing countries.

Author : John W. Forje
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 1612090257

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State Building and Democracy in Africa by John W. Forje Pdf

The central concern of this book is power and influence, a twin concept: how African countries can obtain power and use it properly for the common good of the people. The transfer of the concepts of power and influence from the plane of theory to that of social practice should render a service to those in search of greater social relevance in social change, as well as to those seeking an improved, more precise and intellectually more manageable and intelligible frame of reference for power and its usage. This publication is different, and the hope is that it will open new vistas to students, as well as the reading public who are beginning to learn about state-building, democracy and development in countries other than their own.

Author : Lennart Wohlgemuth,Jerker Carlsson,Henock Kifle
Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9171064214

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Institution Building and Leadership in Africa by Lennart Wohlgemuth,Jerker Carlsson,Henock Kifle Pdf

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