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Author : Mateo Kries
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783945852002
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Making Africa written by Mateo Kries and published by . This book was released on 2015-04 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nadja Keller
Publisher : Verlag Theater der Zeit
ISBN 13 : 3943881717
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (438 download)
Download or read book Theater in Afrika - zwischen Kunst und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit / Theatre in Africa - between Art and Development Cooperation written by Nadja Keller and published by Verlag Theater der Zeit. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Im Zentrum dieses Buches steht ein Abenteuer: Die Theater Konstanz und Nanzikambe Arts in Malawi gehen eine Partnerschaft ein. Drei Jahre und über fünfzig Flüge später steht ein Ensemble aus malawischen und deutschen Schauspielern auf der Bühne und präsentiert die Uraufführung einer gemeinsamen Stückentwicklung. Schauspieler, Regisseure und Projektleiter berichten aus ihrer Perspektive über diese Kooperation. Darüber hinaus wird das Projekt im Rahmen eines größeren Diskurses analysiert: als Auseinandersetzung über den Stellenwert von Kunst im Nord-Süd-Dialog und in der internationalen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. Central to this book is an adventure: The theatres Nanzikambe Arts, Malawi and Theater Konstanz, Germany are entering into a partnership. Three years and over fifty flights later, a cast consisting of Malawian and German actors is treading the boards and presenting the world premiere of a jointly devised play. Actors, directors, and project managers report from their perspective. Furthermore the project is analyzed in the context of a broader discourse: As an examination about the status of art within the North-South dialogue and within the international development cooperation.
Author : Douglas Montagu Thornton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Africa Waiting written by Douglas Montagu Thornton and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Adam B. Elhiraika
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030039641
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Governance for Structural Transformation in Africa written by Adam B. Elhiraika and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-13 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how better governance can help Africa to achieve structural transformation (understood to be the reallocation of factors of production across and within sectors to better support inclusive development), which history has shown to be key to sustained, inclusive growth. The book begins with a review of the existing literature on the links between governance and structural transformation and the success or otherwise of various sub regions in achieving structural transformation. It continues with a range of contributors addressing original empirical research on the relationships between different approaches to institutions and trade and industrial policies and structural transformation in Africa. The book makes recommendations for a new approach to governance in Africa that can deliver the structural transformation that the continent needs for Africans to enjoy shared prosperity, poverty reduction and development.
Author : Oluwaseun Tella
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 100040224X
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Africa's Soft Power written by Oluwaseun Tella and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-23 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the ways in which soft power is used by African countries to help drive global influence. Selecting four of the countries most associated with soft power across the continent, this book delves into the currencies of soft power across the region: from South Africa’s progressive constitution and expanding multinational corporations, to Nigeria’s Nollywood film industry and Technical Aid Corps (TAC) scheme, Kenya’s sport diplomacy, fashion and tourism industries, and finally Egypt’s Pan-Arabism and its reputation as the cradle of civilisation. The book asks how soft power is wielded by these countries and what constraints and contradictions they encounter. Understandings of soft power have typically been driven by Western scholars, but throughout this book, Oluwaseun Tella aims to Africanise our understanding of soft power, drawing on prominent African philosophies, including Nigeria’s Omolúwàbí, South Africa’s Ubuntu, Kenya’s Harambee, and Egypt’s Pharaonism. This book will be of interest to researchers from across political science, international relations, cultural studies, foreign policy and African Studies. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/ 9781003176022, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license
Author : John Boos
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1525555499
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)
Download or read book Into Africa written by John Boos and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is intended to give an overview of the author's work as a member of the Catholic Missionary Society of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) into West Africa and other countries from 1970 to 2008. These countries would include Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), Togo, Mali, Algeria, and Mexico, with a 4-year stint in the United Kingdom.
Author : Edward L. Mienie
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1793609535
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (936 download)
Download or read book Security, Governance, and State Fragility in South Africa written by Edward L. Mienie and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2020-03-06 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do existing measures of state fragility measure fragility accurately? Based on commonly used fragility measures, South Africa (SA) is classified as a relatively stable state, yet rising violent crime, high unemployment, endemic poverty, eroding public trust, identity group based preferential treatment policies, and the rapid rise of the private security sector are all indications that SA may be suffering from latent state fragility. Based on a comprehensive view of security, this study examines the extent to which measures of political legitimacy and good governance, effectiveness in the security system – especially with respect to the police system – and mounting economic challenges may be undermining the stability of SA in ways undetected by commonly used measures of state fragility. Using a mixed-methods approach based on quantitative secondary data analysis and semi-structured interviews with government officials, security practitioners, and leading experts in the field, this study finds that the combination of colonization, apartheid, liberation struggle, transition from autocracy to democracy, high levels of direct and structural violence, stagnating social, political, and economic developments make South Africa a latently fragile state. Conceptually, the results of this research call into question the validity of commonly used measures of state fragility and suggest the need for a more comprehensive approach to assessing state fragility. Practically, this study offers a number of concrete policy recommendations for how South Africa may address mounting levels of latent state fragility.
Author : Benin, Samuel
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 : 0896298817
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (962 download)
Download or read book Agricultural productivity in Africa written by Benin, Samuel and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2016-07-14 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agricultural Productivity in Africa: Trends, Patterns, and Determinants presents updated and new analyses of land, labor, and total productivity trends in African agriculture. It brings together analyses of a unique mix of data sources and evaluations of public policies and development projects to recommend ways to increase agricultural productivity in Africa. This book is timely in light of the recent and ongoing growth recovery across the continent. The good news is that agricultural productivity in Africa increased at a moderate rate between 1961 and 2012, although there are variations in the rate of growth in land, labor, and total factor productivities depending on country and region. Differences in input use and capital intensities in agricultural production in the various farming systems and agricultural productivity zones also affect advancements in technology. One conclusion based on the book’s research findings derives from the substantial spatial variation in agricultural productivity. For areas with similar agricultural productivity growth trends and factors, what works well in one area can be used as the basis for formulating best-fit, location-specific agricultural policies, investments, and interventions in similar areas. This finding along with others will be of particular interest to policy- and decisionmakers.
Author : Peter Batchelor
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042983831X
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)
Download or read book Demilitarisation and Peace-Building in Southern Africa written by Peter Batchelor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-17 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2004 , this work is based on a collaborative research project, this trilogy considers the dynamics of demilitarisation and peace-building in southern Africa in the aftermath of major violent conflicts. The overall aim of the research is to support and facilitate the achievement of sustainable peace and human development in southern Africa, by analysing demilitarisation and peace-building processes in the region and identifying policy options and interventions for peace-building. The central focus of the research is the extent to which demilitarisation following the termination of wars has contributed to broad processes of peace-building in the affected region. Has the military in southern Africa downsized and refocused towards new roles? Has there been a 'peace-dividend', allowing more investment in economic and human development, thereby dealing with some of the root causes of conflict? Volume I provides a conceptual framework for the analysis of demilitarisation and peace-building processes, applicable particularly in the southern Africa context. This volume argues that a broad concept of peace-building has to take into account economic, political, social and cultural factors, at the local, national and regional level.
Author : James T. Murphy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118751302
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (187 download)
Download or read book Africa's Information Revolution written by James T. Murphy and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa’s Information Revolution was recently announced as the 2016 prizewinner of the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences - congratulations to the authors James T. Murphy and Padraig Carmody! Africa’s Information Revolution presents an in-depth examination of the development and economic geographies accompanying the rapid diffusion of new ICTs in Sub-Saharan Africa. Represents the first book-length comparative case study ICT diffusion in Africa of its kind Confronts current information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) discourse by providing a counter to largely optimistic mainstream perspectives on Africa’s prospects for m- and e-development Features comparative research based on more than 200 interviews with firms from a manufacturing and service industry in Tanzania and South Africa Raises key insights regarding the structural challenges facing Africa even in the context of the continent’s recent economic growth spurt Combines perspectives from economic and development geography and science and technology studies to demonstrate the power of integrated conceptual-theoretical frameworks Include maps, photos, diagrams and tables to highlight the concepts, field research settings, and key findings
Author : Hamid Kazeroony
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317500962
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Management Development in Africa written by Hamid Kazeroony and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Management Development in Africa examines how African management and business scholarship can serve African and multinational management and organizations operating in Africa. In a broader sense, this book, within an African context, explores how human capital and intellectual capabilities can be organized at the higher education level; describes the cultural, social, and political influencers impacting management and organization; helps conceptualize African management theories to address organizational effectiveness; addresses the current management and organizational practices in Africa in identifying challenges; and provides guidance for more effective management and organizational operation. Aimed at researchers, academics, and advanced students alike, this book lays the groundwork for the application of uniquely African theoretical and practical perspectives for sustainable management and organizational operation, as explained from a contemporary African point of view. In addition and most important, this book contains a uniquely African content that allows for developing new theories and examining new ways of doing business, thus reaffirming the rise of African scholarship in the fields of management, organization, and business.
Author : Mélanie Torrent
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857732358
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (577 download)
Download or read book Diplomacy and Nation-Building in Africa written by Mélanie Torrent and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-11 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cameroon stands as a remarkable example of nation-building in the aftermath of European domination. Split between the French and British empires after World War I, it experienced a unique drive for self-determination at the turn of the 1960s, culminating in both independence from European power and the re-unification of two of its divided territories. This book investigates the influence of foreign policy on nation-building in West Africa in the context of both the Cold War and European integration. Shedding fresh light on the challenges of bridging the political, economic and linguistic divide that France and Britain had left, Melanie Torrent explores the evolution of a nation, charting both Cameroon's importance in Franco-British relations and Cameroon's use of bilateral and multilateral diplomacy in asserting its independence. This work should be essential reading for students of African studies, International Relations and the post-colonial world.
Author : Phil Gunson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317270800
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)
Download or read book The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Southern Africa written by Phil Gunson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1988, The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Southern Africa provides a guide to the often confusing politics of Southern Africa. The book identifies and explains political figures, organisations, systems and terminology from the region in a clear and practical way. It covers eleven countries: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Although first published in 1988, this book will be a valuable resource for journalists, students, diplomats, business people, and anyone else who is interested in the politics of this richly diverse continent.
Author : Rosina Beckman
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1508102791
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Colonial and Postcolonial Africa written by Rosina Beckman and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the early twentieth century, nearly the entire continent of Africa had been divided up between European powers. This volume traces the history of colonialism in each of Africa’s regions, as well as the fight for independence and the challenges of establishing viable nations after years languishing under the colonial yoke. The political, economic, and social elements of colonialism are all explored. The title also delves into the patterns in European-African interactions that led to colonialism, including the slave trade and the ivory trade. A comprehensive, wide-ranging reference volume.
Author : G. Kieh
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230606946
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (36 download)
Download or read book Reconstituting the State in Africa written by G. Kieh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-02-05 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributors to this volume highlight the failure and socio-economic and political problems of post-colonial African state and make constructive and convincing suggestions of how the problems can be addressed. They do not argue for the scrapping of the state but its reconstitution in ways that will enable it to be people's-oriented.
Author : Lori Maguire
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000219801
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Modern Representations of Sub-Saharan Africa written by Lori Maguire and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-11 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how representations of African in the Anglophone West have changed in the post-imperial age. The period since the Second World War has seen profound changes in sub-Saharan Africa, notably because of decolonization, the creation of independent nation-states and the transformation of the relationships with the West. Using a range of case studies from news media, maps, popular culture, film and TV the contributions assess how narrative and counter-narratives have developed and been received by their audiences in light of these changes. Examining the overlapping areas between media representations and historical events, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of African Studies and Media and Cultural Studies.
Author : Francis Musoni
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 025304717X
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Border Jumping and Migration Control in Southern Africa written by Francis Musoni and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the end of apartheid rule in South Africa and the ongoing economic crisis in Zimbabwe, the border between these Southern African countries has become one of the busiest inland ports of entry in the world. As border crossers wait for clearance, crime, violence, and illegal entries have become rampant. Francis Musoni observes that border jumping has become a way of life for many of those who live on both sides of the Limpopo River and he explores the reasons for this, including searches for better paying jobs and access to food and clothing at affordable prices. Musoni sets these actions into a framework of illegality. He considers how countries have failed to secure their borders, why passports are denied to travelers, and how border jumping has become a phenomenon with a long history, especially in Africa. Musoni emphasizes cross-border travelers' active participation in the making of this history and how clandestine mobility has presented opportunity and creative possibilities for those who are willing to take the risk.
