Selected Themes in African Political Studies [electronic pdf

Selected Themes in African Political Studies [electronic

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Author: Lucky Asuelime, Suzanne Francis
Published by Springer International Publishing
ISBN: 978-3-319-06000-2
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-06001-9

Table of Contents:

Expanding the Frontiers of Africa’s Political EnvironmentnFractionality in Homogeneity? Value Differences and Cross-Cultural Conflict in SomalianWar Experiences and Gendered Responses to Post Conflict Reintegration: The Case of Lira District in Northern UgandanHanging in the Balance: Interplay of Forces and the Resilience of Nigerian StatenHuman Trafficking in South Africa: Political Conundrums and ConsequencesnThe Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and the Changing Geo-Political Landscape in ZimbabwenGlobalization and the Contradictions of Sustainable Democracy in NigerianAfrican Growth Miracle in a Changing Global Order: A Myth or Reality?nMotsepe’s Gift: Or How Philanthropy Serves Capitalism in South AfricanThe Political Foundations of the Development of Higher Education in AfricanTen Years and Counting: An Implementation Review of the African Peer Review Mechanism’, ‘Introduction — Part I: Peace and Conflict — Part II: Politics and Economy.xa0’, ‘Against the background of a long and continuing record of political instability in Africa, this edited collection presents a multi-disciplinary approach to selected issues in African political studies.

The contributions explore a range of political and conflict situations, discuss efforts to develop indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms and consider some of the key political and economic issues facing the continent. The specific country studies illuminate the diversity of the African continent and indicate the ways in which the political and socio-economic contexts of African states bear directly upon the ability of states to solve political and economic challenges. The volume seeks to present and promote novel analytical frameworks, conceptual approaches and empirical accounts of relevance to scholars working on Africa and to practitioners and policy makers in politics, governance and peace initiatives in Africa

• Creator/s: Asuelime, Lucky, editor, Francis, Suzanne, editor, SpringerLink (Online service
• Date: 2014
• Book Topics/Themes: Social sciences, Development economics, Developmental psychology, Social sciences, Comparative government, International relations, Development economics, Human rights, Gender Studies

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