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This book discusses African migration and the refugee crisis. Economic, political and social tension in the Middle East and in many parts of the Global South has induced historic mass migration across national and international borders. The situation is...

This book discusses African migration and the refugee crisis. Economic, political and social tension in the Middle East and in many parts of the Global South has induced historic mass migration across national and international borders. The situation is...

This book explains the making of the South African state and thereby contributes to the development theory by analyzing the concept of the embedded neoliberal state. The author offers a theoretical exploration of state formation as an inherently...

​This book analyzes several components of democratization and party competition in West Africa focusing on Senegal – a country with one of the longest histories of multiparty elections. It does so in service of examining the origins and consequences of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782869786394Author Osita AgbuFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint CodesriaPublisher CodesriaWeight(grams) 286g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543489798Author Canice Chucks OsujiFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Xlibris UKPublisher Xlibris UKWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798893835564Author Umarr Abu-DeenFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint SpinesPublisher SpinesWeight(grams) 467g

Against the backdrop of terrorist activity and the emergence of new conflicts in the MENA region, this book identifies factors of political contestation and analyzes organizational forms and dynamics of terrorism and conflict in North Africa and the...

Following the Second World war, South Africa claimed that the League of Nations mandate to administer Namibia had lapsed with the dissolution of that organization, and that it was within its power to annex it. It rejected UN efforts to have the territory...

This book examines how Africa can secure a ‘just transition’ to low-carbon, climate-resilient economies.Book InformationISBN 9783031228896Author Kennedy MbevaFormat PaperbackPage Count 307Imprint Palgrave MacmillanPublisher Springer International...

This volume analyzes the corruption phenomenon in Africa and how to combat it from a governance perspective with illustrated case studies from three of the most corrupt of those nations covering, respectively, the Southern Africa region (Swaziland); the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789956552696Author Tatah MentanFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Langaa RPCIDPublisher Langaa RPCIDWeight(grams) 490g

This open access book offers a compelling account of everyday life, livelihoods, and governance in post-apartheid South Africa among the urban poor and marginalized, anchored in and through a critique of the concept of informality, or living outside of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781546292418Author Dr Richard MunangFormat HardbackPage Count 108Imprint Authorhouse UKPublisher Authorhouse UKWeight(grams) 331g

This book is about the convergence of two problems: the ongoing realities of conflict and forced migration in Africa's Great Lakes region, and the crisis of citizenship and belonging. By bringing them together, the intention is to see how, combined, they...

Since the 1990s, attempts at democratic transition have generated hopes for 'civil society' as well as ambivalence about the state. The interdisciplinary studies gathered here explore this dynamic through the complex interactions of state fragility,...

The Political Economy of Regionalism: The Case of Southern Africa challenges prevailing wisdom, showing how ruling political elites and 'big business' join forces with certain external actors in order to promote market integration and economic...

The authors investigate well-known concerns in natural resource management in Africa while focusing on the capacity dimension of the problems. They examine dynamics of leadership, governance, criminality, structural transformation, as well as emerging...

This book shows the push and pull effects between resources, human security and conflicts in Africa. It recognizes the need for resources in Africa to be processed into finished goods in order to influence global market and redefine the pattern of trade...

This book analyses whether the design of the institutions of Southern African Development Community (SADC) reflects the community's treaty objectives and principles of democracy and the rule of law. The author provides a detailed analysis of the policy...

This edited volume discusses the contest and contestation between China and Taiwan for diplomatic recognition and supremacy on the African continent. Written by a diverse group of international scholars, this volume provides insight into five...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781920033538Author Jeremiah O ArowosegbeFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Nisc (Pty) LtdPublisher Nisc (Pty) LtdWeight(grams) 272g

This book offers a socio-historical analysis of migration and the possibilities of regional integration in Southern Africa. It examines both the historical roots of and contemporary challenges regarding the social, economic, and geo-political causes of...

This book examines the epistemological, political, and socio-economic consequences of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) for Africa. Presenting various case studies on epistemic freedom, theology, race and robotics, tertiary education, political and...

This book examines the implications of Brexit for Africa-UK relations amid a ‘new scramble’ for the continent. Engaging Nkrumah on neo-colonialism and recent scholarship on global coloniality, Langan here underscores concerns that Brexit was fuelled by...

This book tracks the conceptual journeying of the term 'transgender' from the Global North-where it originated-along with the physical embodied journeying of transgender asylum seekers from countries within Africa to South Africa and considers the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781861519153Author Lt Genral T Y BurataiFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Mereo BooksPublisher Mereo BooksWeight(grams) 367g

Examining how leading developing countries are increasingly shaping international economic negotiations, this book uses the case studies of India and South Africa to demonstrate the ability of states to exert diplomatic influence through different...

This is a study of the struggle for the restoration of legitimate power in Uganda following the 1986 National Resistance Army/Movement (NRA/M) liberation battle led by President Yoweri Museveni. It addresses the empirical consequences of legitimacy on...

The book addresses the compelling questions concerning the ideals of African citizenship, the processes of learning to fulfill these ideals, and possibilities of education in fostering citizenship. Rather than advocating for one particular framework, the...

This book examines the epistemological, political, and socio-economic consequences of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) for Africa. Presenting various case studies on epistemic freedom, theology, race and robotics, tertiary education, political and...

This book deconstructs the neopatrimonial paradigm that has dominated analysis of Nigerian and African development. It shows that by denying agency to Nigerian societies and devaluing indigenous culture and local realities, Eurocentric diffusionism...

This book aims to examine how informality of spatial governance has influenced the evolution of the conflict in Somalia and the region. It not only reopens the debate over how the irregular conflicts can transcend national boundaries, but also presents...

This book analyses the diffusion and implementation of Aid Effectiveness Principles in Kenya’s agricultural sector. Although Aid Effectiveness Principles represent a significant step in aid and development discourse, studies on its implementation remain...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800313668Author Abel BangneFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint Legend Times LtdPublisher Legend Times LtdWeight(grams) 127g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789786020372Author Ayebaesin BeredugoFormat PaperbackPage Count 686Imprint Malthouse PressPublisher Malthouse PressWeight(grams) 1615g

This book evaluates the legislative effectiveness of Nigeria’s National Assembly under the Fourth Republic. The assessment covers five Assemblies (4th–8th) and focuses specifically on lawmaking, cost of running the National Assembly, and the budget...

The African Stakes in the Congo War analyzes the Congo conflict by looking at the roles played by various states and factors in the conflict. Part I introduces the conflict by showing the historical and regional context of the war. Part II examines those...

Ghana has always held a position of primacy in the African political and historical imagination, due in no small part to the indelible impression left president Kwame Nkrumah. This study examines the symbolic strategies he used to construct the Ghanaian...

This book provides insight on the effect of political violence and transitional justice in Africa focusing on Zimbabwe and comparing it to Rwanda, Uganda and Mozambique. The case of Zimbabwe is unique since political violence observed in some areas has...