Selected Themes in African Political Studies

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vi

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2. Expanding the Frontiers of Africa’s Political Environment

   • Lucky Asuelime, Suzanne Francis

   Pages 1-5

3. Peace and Conflict

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7

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   2. Fractionality in Homogeneity? Value Differences and Cross-Cultural Conflict in Somalia

      • Ilemobola Peter Olanrewaju

      Pages 9-23

   3. War Experiences and Gendered Responses to Post Conflict Reintegration: The Case of Lira District in Northern Uganda

      • Deborah Mulumba, Victoria Flavia Namuggala

      Pages 25-38

   4. Hanging in the Balance: Interplay of Forces and the Resilience of Nigerian State

      • Azeez Olaniyan

      Pages 39-48

   5. Human Trafficking in South Africa: Political Conundrums and Consequences

      • Monique Emser, Suzanne Francis

      Pages 49-67

   6. The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and the Changing Geo-Political Landscape in Zimbabwe

      • Lucky Asuelime, Blessing Simura

      Pages 69-81

4. Politics and Economy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83

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   2. Globalization and the Contradictions of Sustainable Democracy in Nigeria

      • Adeoye O. Akinola

      Pages 85-98

   3. African Growth Miracle in a Changing Global Order: A Myth or Reality?

      • Samuel O. Oloruntoba

      Pages 99-111

   4. Motsepe’s Gift: Or How Philanthropy Serves Capitalism in South Africa

      • Elizabeth Cobbett, Elizabeth Friesen

      Pages 113-124

   5. The Political Foundations of the Development of Higher Education in Africa

      • Bhekithemba R. Mngomezulu

      Pages 125-137

   6. Ten Years and Counting: An Implementation Review of the African Peer Review Mechanism

      • Andrew Emmanuel Okem

      Pages 139-151

Against the background of a long and continuing record of political instability in Africa, this edited collection presents a multi-disciplinary approach to selected issues in African political studies. The contributions explore a range of political and conflict situations, discuss efforts to develop indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms and consider some of the key political and economic issues facing the continent. The specific country studies illuminate the diversity of the African continent and indicate the ways in which the political and socio-economic contexts of African states bear directly upon the ability of states to solve political and economic challenges. The volume seeks to present and promote novel analytical frameworks, conceptual approaches and empirical accounts of relevance to scholars working on Africa and to practitioners and policy makers in politics, governance and peace initiatives in Africa.

• Democratic Movements
• Global Governance
• Human Rights
• Violent Conflict

• History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos, Akoba-Yaba Lagos, Nigeria

  Lucky Asuelime

• Howard College Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal School of Social Sciences, Durban, South Africa

  Suzanne Francis

Lucky Asuelime is affiliated to the School of Social Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal. He has taught International Relations for five years. At the time of writing he was completing his PhD in International Relations at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He is also the Director for the Centre for Conflict Resolution and Development in Africa (CREDA).

Suzanne Francis is a Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She carries out extensive empirical research, writes and publishes in the area of political elites, value systems and political institutions in Africa.

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