Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change

ISBN-13: 9781780329970 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 264 str.

Adam Branch; Zachariah Mampilly

Opis

For a long time now, Africa s political landscape has been wracked by violence. In recent years, however, a more positive force has risen in response to that violence: popular protest. Countries throughout the continent, from Tunisia and Egypt to Uganda and Senegal, have witnessed uprisings by a wide variety of peoplethe young, the unemployed, organized laborers, civil society activists, writers, artists, and religious groups. What is driving this massive wave of popular protest in Africa?
Drawing on interviews with activists across a number of countries, Adam Branch and Zachariah Mampilly offer a penetrating assessment of contemporary African protests, situating current popular activism within a broader historical and continental context. The first book to put contemporary popular protest in a pan-African context, Africa Uprising critically examines Africa s incorporation into the global economy, the failure of African governments to democratize, the behavior of opposition forces, and the role of African popular culture in the movements. In doing so, the authors provide essential research and insight for understanding African politics at this key juncture in history."

Spis treści

Acknowledgments 1. Protests and Possibilities 2. Mobs or Mobilizers? Nkrumah, Fanon and Anti-Colonial Protest 3. A Democratic Transition? Anti-Austerity Protests and the Limits of Reform 4. The Third Wave of African protest 5. The Precipitous Rise and Fall of Occupy Nigeria 6. Political Walking in Uganda 7. Protest and Counter-Protest in Ethiopia 8. 'We are Fed Up!' Sudan's Unfinished Uprisings Conclusion: Africa in a World of Protest Notes References Index