Africa works : disorder as political instrument
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Africa works : disorder as political instrument
（African issues）
International African Institute in association with James Currey , Indiana University Press, 1999
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-166) and index
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How do political systems in Africa work? Is the "real" business of politics taking place outside the scope of standard political analysis, in an "informal" or more personalised setting? How are the prospects for reform and renewal in African societies affected by the emerging elites? Is "modernisation" in Africa different? Are there within African countries social, political and cultural factors which aspire to the continuation of patrimony and conspire against economic development? Relations of power between rulers and the ruled continue to inform the role of the state and the expectations of the newly emphasized civil society. The question of identity, the resurgence of ethnicity and its attendant "tribal" politics, the growing importance of African religions and the increasing resort to extreme and often ritualised violence in situations of civil disorder, point to a process of "re-traditionalising" in African societies African Issues, edited by Alex de Waal February 1999 192 pp 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Index
Table of Contents
Introduction: Transitions and continuities: the question of analysis I THE INFORMALISATION OF POLITICS Whither the state? The illusions of civil society Recycled elites II THE RE-TRADITIONALISATION OF SOCIETY Of masks and men: the question of identity The use and abuse of the irrational: witchcraft and religion Warlords, bosses and thugs: the profits of violence III THE PRODUCTIVITY OF ECONOMIC "FAILURE" The moral economy of corruption The bounties of dependence "What if Africa refused to develop?" Conclusion: A new paradigm: the political instrumentalisation of disorder
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How do political systems in Africa work? Is the real business of politics taking place outside the scope of standard political analysis, in an informal, more-personalized setting? How are the prospect: for reform and renewal in African societies affected by the emerging elite? Is modernization in Africa different? Are there within African countries social, political, and cultural factors which abet the continuation of patrimony and conspire against economic development?Relations of power between rulers and the ruled continue to influence the role of the state and the expectations of the newly emphasized civil society. The question of identity, the resurgence of ethnicity and its attendant tribal politics, the growing importance of African religions, and the increasing tendency to resort to extreme and often ritualized violence in situations of civil disorder point to a process of re-traditionalizing in African societies.
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An examination of the political instrumentalization of disorder.
Are there social, political and cultural factors in Africa which aspire to the continuation of patrimony and conspire against economic development?
In association with the International African Institute
North America: Indiana U Press
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Question of Analysis
I THE INFORMALIZATION OF POLITICS - W(h)ither the State?
The Illusions of Civil Society
Recycled Elites
II THE 'RE-TRADITIONALIZATION' OF SOCIETY Of Masks & Men: the Question of Identity
The Taming of the Irrational: Witchcraft & Religion
Crime & Enrichment: the Profits of Violence
III THE PRODUCTIVITY OF ECONOMIC 'FAILURE' The Ab(use) of Corruption
The Bounties of Dependence
The (In)significance of Development
IV A NEW PARADIGM The Political Instrumentalization of Disorder
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Are there social, political and cultural factors in Africa which aspire to the continuation of patrimony and conspire against economic development?
In association with the International African Institute
North America: Indiana U Press
Table of Contents
- Introduction - transitions and continuities - the question of analysis. Part 1 The informalization of politics: whither the state?
- the illusions of civil society
- recycled elites. Part 2 The re-traditionalization of society: of masks and men - the question of identity
- the use and abuse of the irrational - witchcraft and religion
- warlords bosses and thugs - the profits of violence. Part 3 The productivity of economic "failure": the moral economy of corruption
- the bounties of dependence
- what if Africa refused to develop?. Conclusion - a new paradigm - the political instrumentalization of disorder.
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