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The Palgrave Handbook of African Politics, Governance and Development

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    Book Overview
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    Chapter 1 Introduction: Contextualizing the Debates on Politics, Governance and Development
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    Chapter 2 Competing Theories and Concepts on Politics, Governance, and Development
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    Chapter 3 Theory of the Crises of the State
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    Chapter 4 Post-colonialism: Theoretical Foundations and Relevance to African Politics
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    Chapter 5 Decoloniality as a Combative Ontology in African Development
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    Chapter 6 Theories of Social Change and Development in Africa
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    Chapter 7 Theoretical Foundations of Nation-Building
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    Chapter 8 Pre-colonial Political Institutions: Relevance for Contemporary Africa
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    Chapter 9 Politics and Society in Pre-colonial Africa: Implications for Governance in Contemporary Times
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    Chapter 10 Settler and Non-settler Colonialism in Africa
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    Chapter 11 Nationalism in Africa: Concepts, Types and Phases
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    Chapter 12 Nationalism and Political Independence in Africa
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    Chapter 13 Theories of Military in African Politics
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    Chapter 14 Coups and Countercoups in Africa
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    Chapter 15 Military and Transition Politics
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    Chapter 16 Civil–Military Relations in Africa
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    Chapter 17 Politics of Identity and the Crisis of Nation-Building in Africa
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    Chapter 18 Migration and Xenophobia in Africa
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    Chapter 19 Identity Politics and Wars of Secession in Africa
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    Chapter 20 Ethnic Identity and Conflicts in Africa
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    Chapter 21 Identities, Conflicts, and Africa’s Refugee Crises
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    Chapter 22 Resource Control and Conflict in Africa
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    Chapter 23 Trade Unions and the Struggle for Democracy in Africa
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    Chapter 24 The Peasantry and Politics in Africa
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    Chapter 25 Civil Society Organizations and Democratic Governance in Africa
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    Chapter 26 Uncivil Society and Ethnic Militia in African Politics
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    Chapter 27 Migration and Urbanization in Africa
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    Chapter 28 Democracy and Political Development in Africa
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    Chapter 29 Political Parties and Democracy in Africa
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    Chapter 30 Institutions, Neopatrimonial Politics and Democratic Development
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    Chapter 31 Gender and Governance
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    Chapter 32 Political Participation and Political Citizenship
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    Chapter 33 Media and Politics in Africa
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    Chapter 34 Public Procurement and Development in Africa
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    Chapter 35 Challenges of Economic Development in Africa: The Dichotomy of a Debate and the Africanist View
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    Chapter 36 Resource Governance and the Crisis of Development
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    Chapter 37 Illicit Financial Flows and the African Development Conundrum
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    Chapter 38 Public Good and the Crises of Service Delivery in Africa
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    Chapter 39 Rethinking Regional Integration for Development and Eradication of Poverty in Africa: The Missing Link
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    Chapter 40 The Resilient Informal Economy in the Milieu of African Development
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    Chapter 41 The Role of International Financial Institutions in Africa
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    Chapter 42 Africa in the Global Trading System
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    Chapter 43 Africa and Foreign Direct Investment
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    Chapter 44 Africa and the BRICS: In Whose Interest?
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    Chapter 45 Africa’s Development Narratives: From Growth to Wellbeing
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    Chapter 46 The Politics of Foreign Aid
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    Chapter 47 From OAU to AU: Rethinking Supranational Governance in Africa
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    Chapter 48 Pan-Africanism is Africa’s Third Way: The Cultural Relevance of African Political Economy
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    Chapter 49 Demography and the Future of Africa
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    Chapter 50 From Hard to Human Security: Rethinking the Security Architecture in Africa
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    Chapter 51 Research, Innovation and Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
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    Chapter 52 Energy Security and the Future of Development in Africa
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    Chapter 53 Climate Change, Food Security and Sustainable Development in Africa
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    Chapter 54 The Political Economy of Corruption
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    Chapter 55 Rethinking Governance and Development
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Title
The Palgrave Handbook of African Politics, Governance and Development
Published by
Palgrave Macmillan, New York, January 2018
DOI 10.1057/978-1-349-95232-8
ISBNs
978-1-349-95231-1, 978-1-349-95232-8
Editors

Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba, Toyin Falola

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Country Count As %
Unknown 118 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 18 15%
Student > Ph. D. Student 18 15%
Student > Bachelor 11 9%
Lecturer 8 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 6 5%
Other 19 16%
Unknown 38 32%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Social Sciences 43 36%
Arts and Humanities 13 11%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 7 6%
Business, Management and Accounting 3 3%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 3%
Other 10 8%
Unknown 39 33%