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Political Development and the New Realism in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author : David Ernest Apter
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813914794
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Political Development and the New Realism in Sub-Saharan Africa written by David Ernest Apter and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1950s David Apter and Carl Rosenberg have been among the leading American scholars in African Studies. In this volume they, along with other major specialists in the field, explore the new configurations of African politics. With tentative efforts at a revival of democracy now taking place, it seems appropriate to reasses the theoretical debates ad empirical themes that have characterized postwar Sub-Saharan African politics. Focusing on "new realism" that has emerged among Africanists since the dismantling of colonial rule, the essays are presented as a corrective both to the initial euphoria informing African studies and to the later tendency to place blame for all Africa's political and economic difficulties on the receding specter of colonial oppression.

Democracy and Political Change in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author : John A. Wiseman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134829884
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Book Synopsis Democracy and Political Change in Sub-Saharan Africa by : John A. Wiseman

Download or read book Democracy and Political Change in Sub-Saharan Africa written by John A. Wiseman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the end of the 1980s the most important political development in Sub-Saharan Africa has been the movement towards democracy. This is something that has affected nearly all the countries in the region in varying degrees. This book provides the reader with a set of case studies covering a diverse range of African states in order to identify the major causes of recent change, the progress made so far and what the prospects for the future might be. While changes in the global political situation has been important, the greatest impetus towards democracy has been the result on internal factors. For all the states covered the specific domestic, social, economic, and political conditions are seen as vitally important.

Routledge Handbook of African Politics

Author : Nic Cheeseman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135092419
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Routledge Handbook of African Politics written by Nic Cheeseman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a comprehensive and cutting edge examination of this important continent, Routledge Handbook of African Politics surveys the key debates and controversies, dealing with each of the major issues to be found in Africa’s politics today. Structured into 6 broad areas, the handbook features over 30 contributions focused around: The State Identity Conflict Democracy and Electoral Politics Political Economy & Development International Relations Each chapter deals with a specific topic, providing an overview of the main arguments and theories and explaining the empirical evidence that they are based on, drawing on high-profile cases such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Rwanda and Zimbabwe. The Handbook also contains new contributions on a wide range of topical issues, including terrorism, the growing influence of China, civil war, and transitional justice, making it required reading for non-specialists and experts alike. Featuring both established scholars and emerging researchers, this is a vital resource for all students of African Studies, democratization, conflict resolution and Third World politics.

Africa

Author : Peter Lewis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042998216X
Total Pages : 691 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Africa written by Peter Lewis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the historical construction of African states, the modes of political control in the region, and the character of political elites. It examines the nature of political legitimacy and the avenues of participation or withdrawal pursued by various popular sectors.

International Development and the Social Sciences

Author : Frederick Cooper
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520209572
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book International Development and the Social Sciences written by Frederick Cooper and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This superb collection assembles a number of stimulating and theoretically current contributions by outstanding scholars."—Angelique Haugerud, author of The Culture of Politics in Modern Kenya

Kingdom, State and Civil Society in Africa: Conceptual and Political Collisions

Author : Nelson Kasfir
Publisher : BASLER AFRIKA BIBLIOGRAPHIEN
ISBN 13 : 390575889X
Total Pages : 59 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Kingdom, State and Civil Society in Africa: Conceptual and Political Collisions written by Nelson Kasfir and published by BASLER AFRIKA BIBLIOGRAPHIEN. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civil society is one of several Western political and social concepts that have not traveled successfully to Africa. Revived in response to the search for democracy in Eastern Europe during the late Soviet era, Western donors promoted and funded new civil society organizations in sub-Saharan Africa, regarding them as an essential grounding for African democratization. Most of these new civil society organizations had little in common with African associational activity. Focusing on the characteristics and behavior of longstand-ing African organizations would appear a better starting point for developing a useful concept of an African civil society. One candidate worth serious investigation is the Buganda Kingdom Government. This organization violates most distinctions central to Western notions of civil society. Yet it continues to behave like a civil society organization. Its political and conceptual collisions offer guidance toward a useful notion of African civil society and understanding Ugandan politics.

The Politics and Policies of Sub-Saharan Africa

Author : Robert A. Dibie
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 9780761820949
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The Politics and Policies of Sub-Saharan Africa written by Robert A. Dibie and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2001 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book attempts to correct the impression created by Western media that Sub-Saharan Africa is in a state of anarchy. The text analyzes and shows that while many Sub-Saharan African nations are experiencing the worst time of their history, others are enjoying their best times. Thus, the text argues that although some parts of Africa are experiencing crisis, the continent is also a fine region of major new experiments in governance, peace building and free market transformation programs. Finally, the text focuses some of its analyses on the colonial legacy, economic and ethnic transformation, indigenous institutions and other forces that seem to influence the governance of Sub-Saharan African nations.

The International Relations of Sub-Saharan Africa

Author : Ian Taylor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 144118189X
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book The International Relations of Sub-Saharan Africa written by Ian Taylor and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ian Taylor examines Sub-Saharan Africa's relations with states such as the US, India, China, the EU, and Britain as well as with non-state actors.

African Politics and Society

Author : Irving Leonard Markovitz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African Politics and Society written by Irving Leonard Markovitz and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of essays on political and social changes taking place in contemporary Africa south of Sahara - gives the historical background, covers precolonial political leadership, the struggle for accession to independence, the growth of movements against the role of UK, the role of France and the role of Portugal in africa, parliamentary practices after independence, socialist political parties, political problems, the reasons for the ascendancy of the armed forces, economic planning, etc. Bibliography pp. 459 to 465, and references.

The Elusive African Renaissance

Author : George Klay Kieh, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476667748
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Elusive African Renaissance written by George Klay Kieh, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-08-29 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa faces several major development challenges that have adversely affected the political and material well being of the majority of the people living there. This collection of new essays rigorously analyzes those frontier development issues--including democracy, leadership, the economy, poverty alleviation through microfinance schemes, food security, education, health and political instability--and offers prescriptions that differ from the dominant neoliberal solutions.

Understanding Third World Politics

Author : Brian Clive Smith
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253215864
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (158 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Third World Politics written by Brian Clive Smith and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the first edition: "... this masterful and concise volume overviews the range of approaches social scientists have applied to explain events in the Third World." --Journal of Developing Areas Understanding Third World Politics is a comprehensive, critical introduction to political development and comparative politics in the non-Western world today. Beginning with an assessment of the shared factors that seem to determine underdevelopment, B. C. Smith introduces the major theories of development--development theory, modernization theory, neo-colonialism, and dependency theory--and examines the role and character of key political organizations, political parties, and the military in determining the fate of developing nations. This new edition gives special attention to the problems and challenges faced by developing nations as they become democratic states by addressing questions of political legitimacy, consensus building, religion, ethnicity, and class.

Critical Political Studies

Author : Abigail B. Bakan
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773569561
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

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Book Synopsis Critical Political Studies by : Abigail B. Bakan

Download or read book Critical Political Studies written by Abigail B. Bakan and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2002-03-25 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written as a tribute to the remarkable intellectual career of Colin Leys, the debates in this book deal with some of the most pressing problems confronting the majority of citizens in both first world and third world contexts. Their contributions provide the confidence to pursue new possibilities that permit a more optimistic, if critical, outlook. Topics covered include contemporary debates about globalization and the nation state, African development, prospects for British socialism after Blair, social movements, and current issues in political and social theory. Contributors include Laurie Adkin (University of Alberta), Abigail Bakan, Bruce Berman (Queen's University), Manfred Bienefeld (Carleton University), Alex Callinicos (University of York, UK), Bonnie Campbell (University of Quebec at Montreal), Michael Chege (University of Florida), Radhika Desai (University of Victoria), Lauren Dobell (PhD candidate, Oxford University), Phil Goldman (Queen's University), Banu Helvacioglu (Bilkent University, Turkey), Robert Jessop (University of Lancaster, UK), Colin Leys (emeritus, Queen's University), Eleanor MacDonald, Marguerite Mendell (Concordia University), Leo Panitch (York University), Anne Phillips (London School of Economics and Political Science), and John Saul (Atkinson College, York University).

An Introduction to African Politics

Author : Alex Thomson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317663403
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to African Politics written by Alex Thomson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-28 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth edition of An Introduction to African Politics is an ideal textbook for those new to the study of this fascinating continent. It gets to the heart of the politics of this part of the world. How is modern Africa still influenced by its colonial past? How do strong ethnic and religious identities on the continent affect government? Why has the military been so influential? How does African democracy differ from democracy in the West? These are the sorts of question tackled by the book. The result is a textbook that identifies the essential features of African politics, allowing students to grasp the recurring political patterns that have dominated this continent since independence. Key features include: Thematically organised, with individual chapters exploring issues such as colonialism, ethnicity, nationalism, religion, social class, ideology, legitimacy, authority, sovereignty and democracy. Identifies key recurrent themes such as the competitive relationships between the African state, its civil society and external interests. Contains useful boxed case studies at the end of each chapter, including: Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Botswana, Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda, Somalia, Ghana, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe. Each chapter concludes with key terms and definitions, as well as questions and advice on further reading. This textbook is essential reading for students seeking an accessible introduction to the complex social relationships and events that characterise the politics of post-colonial Africa.

Statecraft and Security

Author : Ken Booth
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521479776
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (797 download)

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Download or read book Statecraft and Security written by Ken Booth and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-09-13 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book a group of influential and distinguished scholars analyse some of the key questions in contemporary international relations. The book is in three parts. In the first, the lessons and legacies of Cold War are examined, including debates about its rise and fall, and the implications of the superpower nuclear confrontation. Part II asks questions about powers and politics in the post-Cold War world: the USA's potential as a world leader, Russia's troubled future, Japan's potential power, the China syndrome, and Africa's problems. The final part looks further into the future, discussing international organisation, life politics, and the potentialities for human society under the conditions of globalisation. The book shows how different countries and different groups of countries are confronting urgent issues of statecraft in a period of radical global transformation.

Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author : Roger Tangri
Publisher : James Currey
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Roger Tangri and published by James Currey. This book was released on 1985 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Political Protest and Social Change

Author : Charles F. Andrain
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814706347
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Political Protest and Social Change written by Charles F. Andrain and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1995-09 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzes the reciprocal impact of cultural beliefs, sociopolitical structures, and individual behaviors on protests throughout the world, examining such questions as why people participate in protest activities, what compels them to participate in non- violent movements, and what leads them to engage in revolutionary protest. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Other World

Author : Joseph N. Weatherby
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317343107
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book The Other World written by Joseph N. Weatherby and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-01-08 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Other World combines a thematic and area studies approach to explore contemporary global issues in the developing world. Accessible and interdisciplinary, this text offers political, economic, social, and historical analysis plus case studies on Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East, Central Asia and the Southern Near Abroad, and Asia. Highlighting similarities and differences among these regions and focusing on enduring problems, The Other World is a practical look at the issues affecting the majority of the world's population.