Ethnicity And Politics In Africa
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Author | : Philip Roessler |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 419 |
Release | : 2016-12-15 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1107176077 |
This book models the trade-off that rulers of weak, ethnically-divided states face between coups and civil war. Drawing evidence from extensive field research in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo combined with statistical analysis of most African countries, it develops a framework to understand the causes of state failure.
Author | : Bruce Berman |
Publisher | : James Currey Publishers |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780821415702 |
A useful collection for students as the interest in the politics of ethnicity continues.
Author | : Sebastian Elischer |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 341 |
Release | : 2013-09-09 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1107033462 |
This book examines the effects of ethnicity on party politics in ten African countries. Sebastian Elischer finds that five party types exist: the mono-ethnic, the ethnic alliance, the catch-all, the programmatic, and the personalistic party. He uses these party types to show that the African political landscape is considerably more diverse than conventionally assumed.
Author | : J. Piombo |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2009-08-03 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0230623824 |
An investigation of post-apartheid South Africa, which is notable for a history of politicized ethnicity, a complicated network of ethnic groups and for an expectation that ethnic violence would follow the 1994 political transition that did not occur following democratization.
Author | : Dominika Koter |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 2016-10-13 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 131677290X |
Why do ethnic politics emerge in some ethnically diverse societies but not others? Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa, Dominika Koter argues that the prevailing social structures of a country play a central role in how politicians attempt to mobilize voters. In particular, politicians consider the strength of local leaders, such as chiefs or religious dignitaries, who have historically played a crucial role in many parts of rural Africa. Local leaders can change the electoral dynamics by helping politicians secure votes among people of different ethnicities. Ethnic politics thus can be avoided where there are local leaders who can serve as credible electoral intermediaries between voters and politicians. Koter shows that there is widespread variation in the standing of local leaders across Africa, as a result of long-term historical trends, which has meant that politicians have mobilized voters in qualitatively different ways, resulting in different levels of ethnic politics across the continent.
Author | : Joshua Forrest |
Publisher | : Lynne Rienner Publishers |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781588262271 |
This examination of the politics of ethnicity and nation-building in Africa stresses the trend towards subnationalist autonomy and away from a singular, state-centric system based on the Western model. Forrest ranges across the continent to explore a variety of subnational movements.
Author | : P. Yeros |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 155 |
Release | : 2016-07-27 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1349271551 |
Ethnicity and Nationalism in Africa features a series of 'constructivist' contributions by leading scholars in the field of ethnicity and nationalism, and explores the differences among those who have come to be known as 'constructivists'. The contributors reflect upon ongoing methodological debates in ethnography, historiography, and political theory. They demonstrate the diversity of concepts and methods within constructivism, and assess the political implications of the concepts themselves. The debate between them is inter-disciplinary, critical and innovative, and should be of value to anyone interested in the study of ethnicity and nationalism.
Author | : Lovise Aalen |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 231 |
Release | : 2011-06-22 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9004207295 |
Ethiopia s unique system of ethnic-based federalism claims to minimise conflict by organising political power along ethnic lines. This empirical study shows that the system eases conflict at some levels but also sharpens inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic divides on the ground.
Author | : Daniel N. Posner |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2005-06-06 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1316582973 |
This book presents a theory to account for why and when politics revolves around one axis of social cleavage instead of another. It does so by examining the case of Zambia, where people identify themselves either as members of one of the country's seventy-three tribes or as members of one of its four principal language groups. The book accounts for the conditions under which Zambian political competition revolves around tribal differences and under which it revolves around language group differences. Drawing on a simple model of identity choice, it shows that the answer depends on whether the country operates under single-party or multi-party rule. During periods of single-party rule, tribal identities serve as the axis of electoral mobilization and self-identification; during periods of multi-party rule, broader language group identities play this role. The book thus demonstrates how formal institutional rules determine the kinds of social cleavages that matter in politics.
Author | : Donald S. Rothchild |
Publisher | : Brookings Institution Press |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780815775942 |
In this book, Donald Rothchild analyzes the successes and failures of attempts at conflict resolution in different African countries and offers comprehensive ideas for successful mediation. The book demonstrates how negotiation and mediation can promote conflict resolution, along with a political environment that fosters development.