Introduction à la politique africaine

Introduction à la politique africaine
Author: Mamoudou Gazibo
Publisher: PUM
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 2760620123

L'Afrique est un immense continent avec de telles disparités entre les pays qui le composent qu'il paraît bien difficile à première vue de l'appréhender sans quelque préjugé. Comprendre et analyser les principaux moments de la politique africaine, comme ceux concernant l'Etat, les conflits, la démocratie et l'intégration continentale, nécessite donc que l'on dispose de bons repères historiques et méthodologiques. C'est avec ce souci de clarté pédagogique que le politologue Mamoudou Gazibo offre, pour la première fois, un panorama des grands enjeux de l'Afrique depuis les années d'indépendance. En privilégiant une approche transversale qui ne saurait nier la diversité des pays mais qui, au contraire, insiste sur les défis communs, cet ouvrage participe aux grands débats sur la nature de l'Etat en Afrique, sur les déterminants des conflits, sur la portée réelle des processus de démocratisation ainsi que sur le caractère novateur des transformations politiques découlant de la construction de l'Union africaine. Cette synthèse est une véritable introduction à la politique africaine, car elle permet de saisir l'Afrique dans toute sa complexité.

Diplomacy and Nation-Building in Africa

Diplomacy and Nation-Building in Africa
Author: Mélanie Torrent
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2012-04-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 0857732358

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.

INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN SOCIAL POLICIES

INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN SOCIAL POLICIES
Author: Julien Bokilo
Publisher: American Academic Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2019-12-19
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1631816640

From the precolonial period to today, Julien Bokilo analyzes the effectiveness of social and economic measures undertaken for the development of the Republic of Congo with regard to all of sub-Saharan Africa. This documented and unprecedented sociohistorical study feeds on new perspectives in public policy planning, development and implementation. • The knowledge of specificities of poverty and exclusion in the African companies; • The possibility of making the correlation and the transposition of the principles of the public policies on the African facts, the case of the reintegration of the native populations and the albinos. In addition, the relevance of this work is in the fact that it tackles the question of the struggle against the poverty and the exclusion, which are problems whose recurrence is quasi endemic and alarming in process of the socio-economic and political development process of African countries. Also, in an economic context of unprecedented crisis in Republic of Congo and in the surrounding countries, the economic zone of the central Africa sub-area mainly, the social policies are of an interest somehow crucial for their capacities to suppress the harmful effects of the recessions. In fact, this work really meets a scientific expectation, as it is based on verifiable arguments, because founded on the theory and the facts.

Africa

Africa
Author: Peter Lewis
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2018-02-20
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0429971087

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.

Routledge Handbook of African Politics

Routledge Handbook of African Politics
Author: Nic Cheeseman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1351550489

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.

Introduction to Rwandan Law

Introduction to Rwandan Law
Author: Jean-Marie Kamatali
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2020-01-16
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1000025144

This book explores key innovations in Rwandan law, exploring how the homegrown legal system with the civil law and common law legal systems. The author explores the history of Rwandan law through pre-colonial, to colonial and post-independence periods, examines the homegrown legal and justice approaches, such as Gacaca, Abunzi and Imihigo, introduced in post genocide Rwanda to deal with legal problems that could not be dealt with using the western legal system; and highlights the innovative Rwandan approach to incorporating international law in the domestic legal system. The book also covers the evolution of the Rwandan Constitutional Law and Constitutionalism since independence; the development of family law from a legal system that oppressed women to one that promotes girls and women rights. Finally, the book explores the contribution of common law in the transformation of the organization, jurisdiction and functioning of Rwandan Courts. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of African law, international law and the legal system in Rwanda.

Political Spiritualities

Political Spiritualities
Author: Ruth Marshall
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2009-08-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0226507149

After an explosion of conversions to Pentecostalism over the past three decades, tens of millions of Nigerians now claim that “Jesus is the answer.” But if Jesus is the answer, what is the question? What led to the movement’s dramatic rise and how can we make sense of its social and political significance? In this ambitiously interdisciplinary study, Ruth Marshall draws on years of fieldwork and grapples with a host of important thinkers—including Foucault, Agamben, Arendt, and Benjamin—to answer these questions. To account for the movement’s success, Marshall explores how Pentecostalism presents the experience of being born again as a chance for Nigerians to realize the promises of political and religious salvation made during the colonial and postcolonial eras. Her astute analysis of this religious trend sheds light on Nigeria’s contemporary politics, postcolonial statecraft, and the everyday struggles of ordinary citizens coping with poverty, corruption, and inequality. Pentecostalism’s rise is truly global, and Political Spiritualities persuasively argues that Nigeria is a key case in this phenomenon while calling for new ways of thinking about the place of religion in contemporary politics.

Sorcery in the Black Atlantic

Sorcery in the Black Atlantic
Author: Luis Nicolau Parés
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2011-02-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 0226645789

Roger Sansi is lecturer in anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London. --Book Jacket.

Africa in the United Nations System, 1945-2005

Africa in the United Nations System, 1945-2005
Author: Issaka K. Souare
Publisher: Adonis & Abbey Publishers
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2006
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Though there have been numerous studies on the United Nations, only a few have dealt comprehensively with Africa's relations with the world body. This book attempts to fill this lacuna by providing a systematic assessment of Africa's relationship with the World body, from its foundation in 1945 to its sixtieth anniversary in 2005. The premise of the book's argument is that to properly understand Africa's current relationship with the UN, it is necessary to first understand the history and theoretical underpinnings behind the formation of the world body, including the expectations and motives of the different stakeholders. The book shows that there have been some real successes in Africa's relationship with the world body - such as the joint efforts against the Apartheid regime in South Africa - as well as real failures - such as in the genocide in Rwanda. Based on this, it concludes that Africa's relationship with the United Nations has worked for the most part, and will work even better, if Africa sees its partnership with the UN as complementary to it own efforts, projects and initiatives rather than something to depend on.

African International Relations

African International Relations
Author: Mark W. DeLancey
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 478
Release: 2019-03-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0429723105

African International Relations is a thoroughly revised and updated bibliography that contains annotated entries for international books and journal articles in the field of African international relations.