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African Politics and Society in the 21st Century

Author : Tyodzua Atim
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1481786881
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book African Politics and Society in the 21st Century written by Tyodzua Atim and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After more than one hundred years of statehood, most African countries are still facing serious challenges of political instability, low growth, underdevelopment and stagnation. These challenges have created a dysfunctional African society and destroyed the heroic and proud myth of resilience and hard work associated with a typical African. The book has analyzed the trends, and dynamics of the breakdown of family and institutional values, which have necessitated the classification of most African states as failed. While the book is of the opinion that in as much as the relationship between Africa and the West has contributed to the continent's current predicaments, Africa's problems are predominantly, self induced and are traced from the stereotypical culture of lack of idealism. The book has empirically, demonstrated that this culture has hindered initiative and promoted mediocrity, deceit and tyranny on the part of African leadership while the politics of exclusion has promoted the culture of self resignation and fratricidal conflicts on the continent. The book has also proved that the current 'wave' of democratization in Africa particularly, the electoral process as dramatized rituals that seek to legitimate the authority of the ruling class.

Africa and International Relations in the 21st Century

Author : S. Cornelissen
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230355749
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Africa and International Relations in the 21st Century written by S. Cornelissen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines key emergent trends related to aspects of power, sovereignty, conflict, peace, development, and changing social dynamics in the African context. It challenges conventional IR precepts of authority, politics and society, which have proven to be so inadequate in explaining African processes. Rather, this edited collection analyses the significance of many of the uncharted dimensions of Africa's international relations, such as the respatialisation of African societies through migration, and the impacts this process has had on state power; the various ways in which both formal and informal authority and economies are practised; and the dynamics and impacts of new transnational social movements on African politics. Finally, attention is paid to Africa's place in a shifting global order, and the implications for African international relations of the emergence of new world powers and/or alliances. This edition includes a new preface by the editors, which brings the findings of the book up-to-date, and analyses the changes that are likely to impact upon global governance and human development in policy and practice in Africa and the wider world post-2015.

Africa in the 21st Century

Author : Ama Mazama
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135906580
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book Africa in the 21st Century written by Ama Mazama and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-11-21 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa in the 21st Century: Toward a New Future brings together some of the finest Pan African and Afrocentric intellectuals to discuss the possibilities of a new future where the continent claims its own agency in response to the economic, social, political, and cultural problems which are found in every nation. The volume is structured around four sections: I. African Unity and Consciousness: Assets and Challenges; II. Language, Information, and Education; III. African Women, Children and Families; and IV. Political and Economic Future of the African World. In original essays, the authors raise the level of discourse around the questions of integration, pluralism, families, a federative state, and good governance. Each writer sees in the continent the potential for greatness and therefore articulates a theoretical and philosophical approach to Africa that constructs a victorious consciousness from hard concrete facts. This book will interest students and scholars of the history and politics of Africa as well as professional Africanists, Africologists, and international studies scholars who are inclined toward Africa.

Politics and Society in Contemporary Africa

Author : Naomi Chazan
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781555872830
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book Politics and Society in Contemporary Africa written by Naomi Chazan and published by Lynne Rienner Pub. This book was released on 1992 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.'

Africa in the Twenty-First Century

Author : Gashawbeza Bekele
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1498564526
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Africa in the Twenty-First Century written by Gashawbeza Bekele and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book interrogates contemporary debates, controversies, achievements, challenges, and future prospects of African development and democratization from varied theoretical perspectives. The diverse issues and sub-themes addressed in this volume include tenets of democracy such as democratization, democratic institutions, good governance, term limits, minority rights, and women’s political participation; and dynamics of development such as economic growth, liberalization, development strategies and models, Millennium Development Goals, uneven regional development,sustainable development challenges, transport development and management, and health and development. Featuring established and emerging scholars, this book is a vital resource for scholars, policy makers, and students interested in African politics and development.

Africa in Global Politics in the Twenty-First Century

Author : Olayiwola Abegunrin
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230623905
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Africa in Global Politics in the Twenty-First Century written by Olayiwola Abegunrin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-11-18 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the twenty-first century, Africa has become an important source of US energy imports and the world's natural resources. It has also become the epicentre of the world's deadly health epidemic, HIV/AIDS, and one of the battlegrounds in the fight against terrorism. Africa is now a major player in global affairs.

Politics and Society in Contemporary Africa

Author : Naomi Chazan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1349144908
Total Pages : 539 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (491 download)

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Download or read book Politics and Society in Contemporary Africa written by Naomi Chazan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1999-11-11 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Things Come Together

Author : Robert Rotberg
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190942541
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Things Come Together written by Robert Rotberg and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Africa was falling apart. But now it is coming together, and Africa and Africans are achieving greatness. The twenty-first century is significant for every African. In Things Come Together, Robert Rotberg extolls the successes and explains the struggles. Rotberg is one of the world's foremost authorities on African politics and society, and in this book he synthesizes his knowledge of the continent into a concise overview of the current state of Africa and where it is headed. To that end, Rotberg considers Africa's myriad peoples. The continent is experiencing explosive population growth and rapidly urbanizing. How are African states managing this epochal shift? He looks at how Africa's nations are governed, ranging from states with autocratic kleptocrats to democratized regimes that have made progress in achieving economic growth and battling corruption. He then turns to African economies, looking at growth levels, productivity, and persistent corruption. He concludes by filling in the picture, covering the effects of war, health care, wildlife management, varieties of religious belief, education, technology diffusion, and the character of both city and village life in this ever-changing region. Throughout this sweeping work, Rotberg deftly moves readers across the continent, from Nigeria to South Africa, from Kenya to Uganda, to name a few. While there are cross-continent commonalities related to governance, demographics, and economic performance, he shows the unique variations of who and what is African"--

Civic Agency in Africa

Author : Ebenezer Obadare
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1847010865
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Book Synopsis Civic Agency in Africa by : Ebenezer Obadare

Download or read book Civic Agency in Africa written by Ebenezer Obadare and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2014 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the variety of mostly unorganized and informal ways in which Africans exercise agency and resist state power in the 21st century, through citizen action and popular culture, and how the relationship between ruler and ruled is being reframed.

An Introduction to African Politics

Author : Alex Thomson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000817822
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to African Politics written by Alex Thomson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-30 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully updated fifth edition of An Introduction to African Politics is an ideal textbook for those new to the study of this fascinating continent. Charting trends in government over six decades of the post-colonial era, the book tackles key questions such as: How have African states made sense of their colonial inheritance? How relevant are ethnic and religious identities? Why have some states collapsed and others prospered? Why did the one-party state fail? Why is contemporary Africa now dominated by electoral authoritarian states, and not the multi-party democracies promised in the 1990s? Key features include: thematically organised, with chapters exploring issues such as colonialism, ethnicity, nationalism, religion, social class, ideology, legitimacy, authority, sovereignty and democracy; new five-part structure makes clearer Africa’s political evolution over time; new chapter on the emergence of ‘hybrid states’ and ‘electoral authoritarianism’; more coverage of twenty-first century governance trends such as China’s impact, the changing role of the military, different uses of ‘client–patron’ networks, Western conditionality and the ‘Africa rising’ debate; colour presentation of maps, photos and data; boxed case studies including Mali, Tanzania, Nigeria, Botswana, Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda, Somalia, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tunisia and Angola; each chapter concludes with key terms and definitions, questions and further reading. An Introduction to African Politics is essential reading for students seeking an accessible introduction to the complex social relationships and events that characterise the politics of post-colonial Africa.

Democracy and Democratization in Africa

Author : E. Ike Udogu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy and Democratization in Africa written by E. Ike Udogu and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book contains a collection of essays that address some of the fundamental political and economic issues confronting the African continent as it marches toward the next millennium." "The authors are African scholars teaching at various universities and colleges in the United States and Republic of South Africa. As Africanists, they examined their topics critically and with great sensitivity. In a number of cases they offered pertinent solutions to some of the intractable political and economic problems confronting many of the countries in the area, aiming to assist lawmakers in their attempts to formulate policies that are germane to the continent."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Violence, Politics and Conflict Management in Africa

Author : Munyaradzi Mawere
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9956764485
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (567 download)

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Download or read book Violence, Politics and Conflict Management in Africa written by Munyaradzi Mawere and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume critically interrogates, from different angles and dimensions, the resilience of conflict and violence into 21st century Africa. The demise of European colonial administration in Africa in the 1960s wielded fervent hope for enduring peace for the people of Africa. Regrettably, conflict alongside violence in all its dimensions physical, religious, political, psychological and structural remain unabated and occupy central stage in contemporary Africa. The resilience of conflict and violence on the continental scene invokes unsettling memories of the past while negatively influencing the present and future of crafting inclusive citizenship and statehood. The book provides fresh insightful ethnographic and intellectual material for rethinking violence and conflict, and for fostering long-lasting peace and political justice on the continent and beyond. With its penetrating focus on conflict and associated trajectories of violence in Africa, the book is an inestimable asset for conflict management practitioners, political scientists, historians, civil society activists and leaders in economics and politics as well as all those interested in the affairs of Africa.

Xenophobia, Nativism and Pan-Africanism in 21st Century Africa

Author : Sabella Ogbobode Abidde
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030820564
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Xenophobia, Nativism and Pan-Africanism in 21st Century Africa written by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume systematically analyzes the connection between xenophobia, nativism, and Pan-Africanism. It situates attacks on black Africans by fellow black Africans within the context of ideals such as Pan-Africanism and Ubuntu, which emphasize unity. The book straddles a range of social science perspectives to explain why attacks on foreign nationals in Africa usually entail attacks on black foreign nationals. Written by an international and interdisciplinary team of scholars, the book is divided into four sections that each explain a different facet of this complicated relationship. Section One discusses the history of colonialism and apartheid and their relationship to xenophobia. Section Two critically evaluates Pan-Africanism as a concept and as a practice in 21st century Africa. Section Three presents case studies on xenophobia in contemporary Africa. Section Four similarly discusses cases of nativism. Addressing a complex issue in contemporary African politics, this volume will be of use to students and scholars interested in African studies, African politics, human rights, migration, history, law, and development economics.

Africa at the Millennium

Author : NA NA
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137051132
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Africa at the Millennium written by NA NA and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is aimed at providing a framework for African issues in the 21st century. Apart from its African-centered approach, it argues that previously marginalized areas of research require in-depth study. It also introduces new areas of interest absent in existing works. The book pays particular attention to the relative success of African countries and regions in their attempt to find solutions to Africa's problems and the changing role in African states in international relations.

Nigeria in the Twenty-first Century

Author : Emmanuel Ike Udogu
Publisher : Africa World Press
ISBN 13 : 9781592213207
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Nigeria in the Twenty-first Century written by Emmanuel Ike Udogu and published by Africa World Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political stability and peaceful coexistence among Nigeria's diverse nationalities are imperative for development and democratic consolidation and could serve as a model for the region and Africa as a whole. This volume, put together by leading Nigerian scholars, addresses strategies for taming' the military to avoid future coups; solving the ethnic diversity question through national reconciliation; de-marginalising women in politics and society; reducing human rights violations through the law and many other issues.

African Renaissance in the Millennium

Author : Emmanuel Ike Udogu
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780739122525
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book African Renaissance in the Millennium written by Emmanuel Ike Udogu and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African Renaissance in the Millennium frames a critical debate for the essential and necessary transformation of Africa in this epoch. E. Ike Udogu highlights how political, social, and economic development enterprises are to be vigorously pursued in order to advance the continent's renewal. Bringing into focus the discourses that are significant to move the continent forward, the author provides possible strategies that might lead to peaceful coexistence, development, and generation of wealth for the area's recovery. After several decades of policy missteps, inadequate government, ethnic and religious conflicts, and civil war, Africa is in need of this resurgence. African Renaissance in the Millennium is a book appropriate to all levels of students and researchers with an interest in Africa's future. Book jacket.

Critical Perspectives on African Politics

Author : Clive Gabay
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317686136
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Critical Perspectives on African Politics written by Clive Gabay and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strong states and strong civil societies are now increasingly hailed as the twin drivers of a ‘rising Africa’. Current attempts to support growth and democracy are part of a longer history of promoting projects of disciplinary, regulatory and liberal rule and values beyond ‘the West’. Yet this is not simply Western domination of a passive continent. Such an interpretation misses out on the complexities and nuances of the politics of state-building and civil society promotion, and the central role of African agency. Drawing upon critical theory, including postcolonial and governmentality approaches, this book interrogates international practices of state-building and civil society support in Africa. It seeks to develop a theoretically informed critical approach to discourses and interventions such as those associated with broadly ‘Western’ initiatives in Africa. In doing so, the book highlights the power relations, inequalities, coercion and violence that are deeply implicated within contemporary international interventions on the African continent. Providing a range of empirical cases and theoretical approaches, the chapters are united by their critical treatment of political dynamics in Africa. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of African politics, development studies, postcolonial theory, International Relations, international political economy and peacekeeping/making.