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This up-to-date introduction to contemporary African politics focuses on states as well as citizens across the continent, looking at politics from above and below. It examines why we should know about African politics; the evolution of African states; people, identity and power; the practice of power; the range of regimes in Africa; the economic dimensions of African politics; the shifting landscape of conflict and security; and African politics in international relations.

The second edition of Inside African Politics, updated throughout to reflect political developments across the continent, not only provides thorough coverage of the full range of core topics, but also furthers an awareness and understanding of key theoretical issues and current debates. Drawing on their extensive teaching and fieldwork experience, Pierre Englebert and Kevin Dunn offer: - A straightforward, accessible style, making even complex ideas easy to understand - A balanced approach, exposing multiple perspectives on contested issues - A focus on both states and citizens, politics from above and below - Discussions of existing policies, as well as policy implications of different approaches - An abundance of rich data and illustrative examples.

"This revised and expanded second edition of African Politics in Comparative Perspective reviews fifty years of research on politics in Africa and addresses some issues in a new light, keeping in mind the changes in Africa since the first edition was written in 2004. The book synthesizes insights from different scholarly approaches and offers an original interpretation of the knowledge accumulated in the field. Goran Hyden discusses how research on African politics relates to the study of politics in other regions and mainstream theories in comparative politics. He focuses on such key issues as why politics trumps economics, rule is personal, state is weak and policies are made with a communal rather than an individual lens. The book also discusses why in the light of these conditions agriculture is problematic, gender contested, ethnicity manipulated and relations with Western powers a matter of defiance"--

"This fully updated fifth edition of An Introduction to African Politics is an ideal textbook for those new to the study of this fascinating continent. Charting trends in government over six decades of the post-colonial era, the book tackles key questions such as: How have African states made sense of their colonial inheritance? How relevant are ethnic and religious identities? Why have some states collapsed and others prospered? Why did the one-party state fail? Why is contemporary Africa now dominated by electoral authoritarian states, and not the multi-party democracies promised in the 1990s? Key features include: thematically organised, with chapters exploring issues such as colonialism, ethnicity, nationalism, religion, social class, ideology, legitimacy, authority, sovereignty, and democracy; new four-part structure makes clearer Africa's political evolution over time; new chapter on the emergence of 'hybrid states' and 'electoral authoritarianism'; more coverage of 21st century governance trends such as China's impact, the changing role of the military, different uses of 'client patron' networks, Western conditionality, and the 'Africa rising' debate; colour presentation of maps, photos and data; boxed case studies including Mali, Tanzania, Nigeria, Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda, Somalia, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tunisia and Angola; each chapter concludes with key terms and definitions, questions and further reading. An Introduction to African Politics is essential reading for students seeking an accessible introduction to the complex social relationships and events that characterize the politics of post-colonial Africa"--

1. Introduction: The theory and practice of democratic development -- Part 1. Legacies of the past. 2. Apartheid and its legacies -- 3. Liberation history -- Part 2. Negotiating South Africa's transition: laying the foundations. 4. Apartheid to democracy -- 5. The birth of a constitutional state -- 6. Transitional justice -- Part 3. Procedural democratisation in South Africa. 7. Elections, political parties and voting trends in South Africa's dominant party system -- 8. Civil society and civic participation -- Part 4. Substantive democratisation in South Africa. 9. Socio-economic contexts -- 10. Economic policy in post-apartheid South Africa -- 11. Political culture in South Africa -- Part 5. South Africa in the world. 12. South Africa in a complex regional, continental and global order -- 13. South Africa's 20 years of democracy and beyond

1. Introduction: The theory and practice of democratic development -- Part 1. Legacies of the past. 2. Apartheid and its legacies -- 3. Liberation history -- Part 2. Negotiating South Africa's transition: laying the foundations. 4. Apartheid to democracy -- 5. The birth of a constitutional state -- 6. Transitional justice -- Part 3. Procedural democratisation in South Africa. 7. Elections, political parties and voting trends in South Africa's dominant party system -- 8. Civil society and civic participation -- Part 4. Substantive democratisation in South Africa. 9. Socio-economic contexts -- 10. Economic policy in post-apartheid South Africa -- 11. Political culture in South Africa -- Part 5. South Africa in the world. 12. South Africa in a complex regional, continental and global order -- 13. South Africa's 20 years of democracy and beyond

Political developments in Africa continue to manifest that disjuncture between progress and stalemate. There continues to be a co-existence between change and stasis in many areas of African society. This is a sort of static dynamism where great hope inspired such developments as citizens electing new governments in countries like Malawi and Zambia, only to encounter deliberating despair marked by the destruction of Somalia by a ravaging terror-linked and externally driven conflict in the form of drones and bombings, the stubborn growth of terror in Mozambique, terror in the Sahel deepening. The incidence of political corruption put into the spotlight by the South African commissioning probing the so-called state capture, and the extradition of a former Mozambican finance minister for trial in the U.S. adds the gloom that threatens to dim hopes.

This encyclopedia brings together leading scholars to provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource on African politics ever produced. In over 100 peer-reviewed entries, readers will find authoritative overviews of the key methodologies and approaches, as well as all of the major topics in African politics, one of the fastest growing and most dynamic areas of political science

An ironic feature of contemporary South African politics is that while the organisations representing Black Consciousness (BC) ideas remain weak and fragmented, a revival in BC ideas, values and practices in official and civil society discourses seems evident. BC organisations dominated anti-apartheid politics in the 1970s, but their startling decline, particularly their weakened state under post-1994 democracy, calls out for analytical attention. In the 1999 and 2004 elections, the Azanian People's Organisation (Azapo) was the leading BC organisation. Together with the smaller Socialist Party of Azania (Sopa), Azapo received dismal support. Moreover, Azapo has split into three smaller organisations. Efforts to merge the three have so far faltered. One cannot conclude, however, that the obvious failure of BC political parties to challenge the ANC and the historically white political parties at the polls means that we should dismiss these organisations' ideologies as ineffective and lacking in influence. The resurgence of BC ideas at the level of civil society, at a time when we might expect BC to be anachronistic, is intriguing. It is also the subject of this chapter.

In the aftermath of the turmoil that shook North Africa in late 2010 and early 2011, commentators and analysts have sought explanations to the factors that triggered the uprisings and to understand why a region, seemingly characterized by relative stability for decades, would suddenly erupt in convulsions. Had an underlying dynamism in the region overwhelmed what were ostensibly stable authoritarian regimes? What were the connections to events and dynamics beyond the region, such as countries in the Middle East, international commodity markets, and environmental factors, amongst others? Why had allies abetted authoritarianism for so long, and what were the implications for such alliances? North African Politics: Change and continuity brings together experts to explore these questions, providing in-depth analyses of important developments in the region, which build upon and complement the 2008 companion volume, North Africa: Politics, Region and the Limits of Transformation. This 21-chapter volume is a key contribution that responds to the need in the Anglo-American sphere for sustained, critical studies on North Africa and examines political, economic, security, social and military aspects of the region. Focused studies on individual countries allow detailed discussion of regional factors. The book also examines extrinsic, trans-regional dynamics, such as North Africa's influential interdependencies with the Levant and the Gulf, Europe, Sahelian and sub-Saharan Africa, and North America. Its innovative approach provides new perspectives on North Africa, extending its research scope to include Egypt and exploring China's evolving role in the region.--

Preface and introduction / Yahia H. Zoubir and Gregory White -- A political economy perspective on North African transitions / Gonzalo Escribano -- Maghrebi youth in the wake of the Arab Spring : general observations and evidence from Tunisia and Algeria / Mark Tessler and Jennifer Miller-Gonzalez -- Civil-military relations in Algeria and Egypt : a comparative analysis / Miloud Chennoufi -- Security sector reforms in North Africa / Eduard Soler i Lecha -- Berbers in an Arab Spring : the politics of amazigh identity and the North African uprisings / Michael J. Willis -- Civil insurrections in North Africa : history and prospects / Stephen Zunes -- Social media and mobilization in the Arab Spring and beyond / Lina Khatib -- Western Sahara : change under the radar / Alice Wilson -- Algeria : reforms without change? / Ahmed Aghrout and Yahia Zoubir -- The making and unmaking of the 2012 constitution in Egypt / Ibrahim Awad -- Libya : from 'reform' to revolution / Alison Pargeter -- Political change in Mauritania : desperately seeking its 'Arab Spring' / Abdoulaye Diagana -- Morocco : keeping revolution at bay with an enhanced status quo / Azzedine Layachi -- From democratic consensus to a struggle for power : the fragility of transition in Tunisia / Emma C. Murphy -- The evolving foreign policies of North African states (2011-2014) : new trends in constraints, political processes and behavior / Miguel Hernando de Larramendi and Irene Fernandez Molina -- The United States and North Africa / Yahia H. Zoubir and Stephen Zunes -- Barcelona, twenty years on / George Joffe -- China in North Africa : a strategic partnership / Imen Belhadj and Degang Sun, with the collaboration of Yahia Zoubir -- The role of the GCC in North Africa in light of the Arab Spring / Elena Maestri -- North Africa's energy challenges / Hakim Darbouche and John Hamilton.