An Introduction to African Politics

ISBN-13: 9780367468927 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 336 str.

UK) Thomson Alex (Coventry University

Opis

The fifth edition of An Introduction to African Politics is an ideal textbook for those new to the study of this fascinating continent.

Spis treści

Part 1: Introductions and the Historical Inheritance  1. Introduction: State, civil society and external interests  2. History: Africa’s pre-colonial and colonial inheritance  Part 2: The Dominant African State, 1960s-1970s  3. Ideology: Nationalism, socialism, populism and state capitalism  4. Ethnicity and religion: ‘Tribes’, gods and political identity  5. Social class: The search for class politics in Africa  6. Legitimacy: Neo-patrimonialism, personal rule and the centralisation of the African state  7. Coercion: Military intervention in African politics  8. Sovereignty I: External influences on African politics  Part 3: The Weakened Africa State, 1980s-1990s  9. Sovereignty II: Neo-colonialism, structural adjustment and Africa’s political economy  10. Authority: The crises of accumulation, governance and state collapse  Part 4: The Re-fashioned African State, 1990s-present  11. Democracy: Multi-party elections re-legitimising the African state?  12. Hybrid regimes: ‘Africa rising’, stalled transitions, or something in-between?  Part 5: Conclusions  13. Conclusions: The changing relationship between state, civil society and external interests in post-colonial Africa

O autorze

Alex Thomson is an academic with three decades experience of teaching and researching African politics. He is currently a lecturer at Coventry University in the United Kingdom.