National identity and state formation in Africa

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National identity and state formation in Africa

edited by Manuel Castells and Bernard Lategan

Polity, 2021

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-204) and index

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This book examines how the interplay between globalization and the assertion of local identities is reshaping the political landscape of Africa. While defending their values against external forces, people simultaneously - and paradoxically - use the interconnectivity of global networks to maximize their particular interests. Focusing on the relation between national identity and state formation, the authors explore the far-reaching consequences of these contradictory dynamics. Although Africa shares many common trends with other parts of the world, it also displays distinctive features. A region characterized by the increased mobility of people, goods and ideas challenges some conventional assumptions of statecraft and also highlights the advantages of federalism - not merely as a constitutional option, but as a pragmatic device for managing diversity and holding fragile states together. The book further explores emerging types of state formation in the same political space, as exemplified by the combination of elements of a kingdom, an independent state and a national power base in the province of KwaZulu-Natal and the careful crafting of an alternative state within a state by the Solidarity Movement in South Africa. Informed by examples and case studies drawn from different parts of Africa, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of Africa, politics, sociology, media studies and the social sciences more generally.

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Table of contents:Preface List of Contributors List of Acronyms Chapter 1: Introduction: Identity, Networks and State Formation in Africa Manuel Castells and Bernard Lategan Chapter 2: Mobility, Globalisation and the Policing of Citizenship and Belonging in the 21st Century Francis B. Nyamnjoh Chapter 3: Federalism in Africa Eghosa E. Osaghae Chapter 4: National Identity and State Formation: The Case of the Former UN Trust Territory of the British Southern Cameroons Carlson Anyangwe Chapter 5: The Secession of Eritrea from Ethiopia: A Historical Profile Bahru Zewde Chapter 6: National Identity of Sudan and the Emergence of South Sudan Samson S. Wassara Chapter 7: A New Kind of State for the Nation? Civil Society Mobilisation and White Minority Identity Politics in Post-apartheid South Africa Danelle van Zyl-Hermann Chapter 8: Reimagining the Sporting Nation: Negotiating Identity and Globalisation Amongst 'Coloured' Supporters of the New Zealand Rugby Team Marizanne and Albert Grundlingh Chapter 9: The Persistence of Ethnic Identities in KwaZulu-Natal Jabulani Sithole Chapter 10: Identity-based Conflict in KwaZulu-Natal: Current State and Future Prospects Mary de Haas Chapter 11: Rethinking Mobility, States, Borders and Identity: Some Concluding Remarks Bernard Lategan References

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