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Democratization and the Protection of Human Rights in Africa
ABC-CLIO 1995; US$ 165.00Development was achieved in the West by capitalism and industrialization before liberal democracy was introduced as a viable form of government. Africa is grappling with the problems of underdevelopment. Yet, the West insists on liberal democracy for Africa, a form of government which has no economic and social foundations in Africa. The West now faults... more...
The Politics of Ethnicity in Ethiopia
BRILL 2011; US$ 89.00Most governments in Africa, seeing the political mobilisation of ethnicity as a threat, have rejected the use of ethnic differences as an explicit basis for political representation. The one prominent exception is Ethiopia, which since 1991 has imposed a system of ethnic-based federalism that offers each ethnic group the right of self-determination.... more...
Encountering the Nigerian State
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 95.00This edited collection about migration in Nigeria reflects on the state's use of power in society, particularly in Africa. more...
Democracy and Prebendalism in Nigeria
Palgrave Macmillan 2013; US$ 90.00Richard Joseph's seminal 1987 book Democracy and Prebendal Politics in Nigeria represented a watershed moment in the understanding of the political dynamics of Nigeria. This groundbreaking collection brings together scholars from across disciplines to assess the significance of Joseph's work and the current state of Nigerian politics. more...
Governance and Politics in Post-Military Nigeria
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 95.00Democratic governance constitutes an enduring challenge for Africa's most populous country, Nigeria. The book reflects on the form, trajectory and content of democratic governance in post-military Nigeria from 1999. Nigeria's democracy remains fragile, conflict sensitive and possibly reversible as the legacy of praetorianism and illiberal political... more...
Civil Society' Problematique
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 158.00This volume deftly undertakes both a theoretical deconstruction of the concept of civil society (and related themes, including civility) and an empirical analysis of the radicalization process in Southern Nigeria . more...
Federalism and Ethnic Conflict Regulation in India and Pakistan
Palgrave Macmillan 2006; US$ 95.00Katharine Adeney demonstrates that institutional design is the most important explanatory variable in understanding the different intensity and types of conflict in the two countries rather than the role of religion. Adeney examines the extent to which previous constitutional choices explain current day conflicts. more...
From Comrades to Citizens
Palgrave Macmillan 2000; US$ 155.00In the 1980s South Africa's urban townships exploded into insurrection led by youth and residents' organisations that collectively became known as the civics movement. Ironically the movement has been unable to adapt to the role of a voluntary association in the liberal polity it helped create, and has great difficulty defining any alternative role.... more...
Politics and Post-Colonial Theory
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 47.95This groundbreaking book makes sense of the complexities and dynamics of post-colonial politics, illustrating how post-colonial theory has marginalised a huge part of its constituency, namely Africa. Politics and Post-Colonial Theory traces how African identity has been constituted and reconstituted by examining issues such as: * negritude * the... more...
The Shifts in Hizbullahs Ideology
Amsterdam University Press 2006; US$ 55.00Analyses of the political and ideological transformation of Hizbullah more...









