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Modes of Politicization in the Irish Civil Service - Ministers and the Politico-Administrative Relationship in Ireland... Modes of Politicization in the Irish Civil Service - Ministers and the Politico-Administrative Relationship in Ireland (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Aodhan Mac Cormaic
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents a study of the relationship between Cabinet-level Ministers and top civil servants in Ireland. The nature of this relationship can potentially have far-reaching effects on people's lives as it can influence the type of public policy agreed at top levels of government. A total of sixteen interviews were carried out for the research, eight with retired Cabinet-level Ministers and eight with retired Secretaries General of Irish government departments. Anonymity, not just for the participants but also for the government departments in which they had served, was vital to the success of the research. Also vital was the fact that only retirees were interviewed as this removed the fear for participants that their careers might suffer if they spoke too frankly. The result is a collection of interviews containing frank and open views on the relationship between Ministers and their officials and on how this relationship influences public policy development.

Anarchy (Hardcover): Errico Malatesta Anarchy (Hardcover)
Errico Malatesta
R469 Discovery Miles 4 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Paradigms and Public Sector Reform - Public Administration of Bhutan (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Lhawang Ugyel Paradigms and Public Sector Reform - Public Administration of Bhutan (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Lhawang Ugyel
R3,225 R1,973 Discovery Miles 19 730 Save R1,252 (39%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book describes the administrative system of Bhutan. Divided into two main parts, the first part of the book describes the Bhutanese public administration by examining the various paradigms and ideal types of public administration. Chapters examine the paradigms and ideal types in the field of public administration, and the paradigm concept helps in explaining the dynamics and the interaction of the application of public sector reforms within the context of the ideal types. Based on the historical and recent reforms, the Bhutanese administrative system has been mapped onto the ideal type typology to show hybridity with a mix and layering of characteristics of paradigms. The second part of the book examines the dynamics of implementing and evaluating the Position Classification System (PCS). This part includes chapters which evaluate the PCS and discusses the dynamics of the reform. It synthesizes the findings of the implementation of the PCS and connects it to the broader discussions on public sector reforms. It discusses the trajectory of public sector reform and the points of convergences and divergences within this trajectory.

Democratization and Human Security in Postwar Sierra Leone (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Joseph J. Bangura, Marda Mustapha Democratization and Human Security in Postwar Sierra Leone (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Joseph J. Bangura, Marda Mustapha
R1,976 Discovery Miles 19 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This edited collection is the first book-length project to undertake a multidisciplinary study of democratization and human security in the post war nation of Sierra Leone. The overarching theme is there is synergy of democratization and human security which makes it imperative for the state to foster and enhance the realization of these concepts in postwar Sierra Leone. The book is divided into two broad thematic sections. The first section deals with democratization with a critical examination of the creation and instrumentality of institutions largely considered a necessity for democracy to take hold in a country. The second section delineates human security or the lack thereof in key areas of political, social and economic life. Though the book is specific to Sierra Leone, African countries and indeed countries transitioning to democracy around the world, scholars and practitioners of postwar or democratic transition studies would benefit from the concepts expounded in this collection.

The Post-War Reconstruction of Greece - A History of Economic Stabilization and Development, 1944-1952 (Hardcover, 1st ed.... The Post-War Reconstruction of Greece - A History of Economic Stabilization and Development, 1944-1952 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
George Politakis
R4,239 Discovery Miles 42 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The book presents the first comprehensive account of how economists, engineers and industrialists mapped out the economic future of Greece in the aftermath of civil war devastation. It documents the policy debate that took place among Greece and its sponsors about the future course of the economy, the required investment and their financing. Through historical narrative, archival sources and oral history, this book offers a better understanding of the achievements proclaimed by many economists as an "economic miracle".

Political Forces in Argentina, 3rd Edition (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition): Luigi Manzetti, Peter G. Snow Political Forces in Argentina, 3rd Edition (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition)
Luigi Manzetti, Peter G. Snow
R2,771 Discovery Miles 27 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is a revised and updated edition of Snow's classic study of Argentine politics. The work is a description and analysis of the role played by Argentina's major political actors: the political parties, the armed forces, labor unions, the Catholic Church, and students. Their traditional roles are examined, but emphasis is placed on the part they have played since publication of the last edition of the work in 1979, especially the dramatic transition to democracy beginning in 1983. Snow and his new co-author, Manzetti, are slightly more optimistic than most analysts, and believe that Argentina's major political actors may have finally decided that authoritarian regimes are not to their--nor Argentina's--advantage. Written primarily as a supplementary text for courses in Latin American politics, this work will be of interest to scholars and students of contemporary Latin America.

Understanding Protest Diffusion - The Case of the Egyptian Uprising of 2011 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Arne F. Wackenhut Understanding Protest Diffusion - The Case of the Egyptian Uprising of 2011 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Arne F. Wackenhut
R1,767 Discovery Miles 17 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book traces the mobilization process leading up to the January 25 Uprising, and furthers our understanding of the largely unexpected diffusion of protest during this Egyptian Revolution. Focusing on the role of the so-called "Cairo-based political opposition," this study strongly suggests a need to pay closer attention to the complexity and contingent nature of such large-scale protest episodes. Building on interviews with activists, employees of NGOs in the human rights advocacy sector, and journalists, this in-depth single case study reveals how different movement organizations in the Egyptian prodemocracy movement had long, and largely unsuccessfully, tried to mobilize support for socio-political change in the country. Against this backdrop, the book illustrates how a coalition of activists sought to organize a protest event against police brutality in early 2011. The resulting protests on January 25 surprised not only the regime of Hosni Mubarak, but also the organizers.

The Politics and Business of Self-Interest from Tocqueville to Trump (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Richard Ned Lebow The Politics and Business of Self-Interest from Tocqueville to Trump (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Richard Ned Lebow
R1,673 Discovery Miles 16 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Self-interest is an important human motive and this book explores its evolution in the United States and its consequences for politics, business, and personal relationships. In the postwar era American understandings of self-interest have moved away from Alexis de Tocqueville's concept of "self-interest well-understood" - in which people recognize that their interests are served by the success of the community of which they are part - towards "individualism" - by which he meant narrow framing that often leads people to pursue their interests at the expense of the community. The book documents this evolution through qualitative and quantitative content analysis of presidential speeches, television sitcoms and popular music, before exploring its negative consequences for democracy.

The American Manifesto - The Ideal of American Democracy (Hardcover): Andrew E. Barraford The American Manifesto - The Ideal of American Democracy (Hardcover)
Andrew E. Barraford
R647 Discovery Miles 6 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Popular Support for an Undemocratic Regime - The Changing Views of Russians (Hardcover): Richard Rose, William Mishler, Neil... Popular Support for an Undemocratic Regime - The Changing Views of Russians (Hardcover)
Richard Rose, William Mishler, Neil Munro
R2,357 Discovery Miles 23 570 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

All forms of government require popular support to survive, whether voluntary or involuntary. Following the collapse of the Soviet system, Russia s rulers took steps toward democracy, yet under Vladimir Putin Russia has become increasingly undemocratic. This book uses a unique source of evidence, eighteen surveys of Russian public opinion from the first month of the new regime in 1992 up to 2009, to track the changing views of Russians. Clearly presented and sophisticated figures and tables show how political support has increased because of a sense of resignation that is stronger than the uncertain economic reliance on exporting oil and gas. Russia is not only an outstanding example of popular support increasing for a government that rejects democracy, but is also representative of a surprising number of regimes around the world that have been able to mobilize popular support for undemocratic regimes. Richard Rose is Director of the Centre for the Study of Public Policy and Sixth Century Professor of Politics at the University of Aberdeen. William Mishler is Professor of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona, Visiting Professor of Political Science at the University of Aberdeen, and co-editor of the Journal of Politics. Neil Munro is currently a visiting lecturer in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Edinburgh and was formerly a senior research fellow in the Centre for the Study of Public Policy at the University of Aberdeen.

Semi-Presidentialism in the Caucasus and Central Asia (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Robert Elgie, Sophia Moestrup Semi-Presidentialism in the Caucasus and Central Asia (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Robert Elgie, Sophia Moestrup
R4,871 Discovery Miles 48 710 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This edited collection examines the politics of semi-presidential countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Semi-presidentialism is the situation where there is both a directly elected fixed-term president and a prime minister and cabinet that are collectively responsible for the legislature. There are four countries with a semi-presidential constitution in this region - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Kyrgyzstan. The authors introduce the concept of semi-presidentialism, place the countries in a general post-Soviet context, and compare them with Kazakhstan. They investigate the relationship between semi-presidentialism in the formal constitution and the verticality of power in reality, explore the extent to which semi-presidentialism has been responsible for the relative performance of democracy in each country, and chart the relationship within the executive both between the president, prime minister and ministers, and between the executive and the legislature. <

Language Policy and Linguistic Justice - Economic, Philosophical and Sociolinguistic Approaches (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018):... Language Policy and Linguistic Justice - Economic, Philosophical and Sociolinguistic Approaches (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Michele Gazzola, Torsten Templin, Bengt-Arne Wickstroem
R6,418 Discovery Miles 64 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Language policies are increasingly acknowledged as being a necessary component of many decisions taken in the areas of the labor market, education, minority languages, mobility, and social inclusion of migrants. They can affect the democratic control of political organizations, and they can either entrench or reduce inequalities. These are the central topics of this book. Economists, philosophers, political scientists, and sociolinguists discuss - from an interdisciplinary perspective - the distributive socio-economic effects of language policies, their impact on justice and inequality at the national or international level, as well as the connection between language choices and an inclusive access to public services. The range of social and economic issues raised by linguistic diversity in contemporary societies is large, and this requires new approaches to tackle them. This book provides new input to design better, more efficient, and fair language policies in order to manage linguistic diversity in different areas. Topics covered include: theoretical models of linguistic justice and linguistic disadvantage; the assessment of the socio-economic consequences of language policies; the evaluation of the costs, benefits, and degree of inclusion of language planning measures; the politics of migrants' linguistic integration; as well as multilingualism and economic activities. These topics are discussed in different contexts, including the areas inhabited by linguistic minorities, cities receiving migrants, and supranational organizations.

The Arab Spring, Civil Society, and Innovative Activism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Cenap Cakmak The Arab Spring, Civil Society, and Innovative Activism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Cenap Cakmak
R4,171 Discovery Miles 41 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book investigates the role of society groups in the making of the Arab Spring and under which conditions they attained their goals. Democracy and recognition of human rights and fundamental freedoms seem to be the main drives of the people organized in form of civil groups or grassroots movements in the Arab Spring countries; but it is essential to identify when they find it suitable to take such extreme action as taking the streets in an attempt to take down the repressive regimes. It is also important to investigate what methods they relied on in their action and how they challenged the state and the government. A review of the cases in this volume shows that civil society has certain limitations in its action. Analysis of the cases also challenges a commonly held assumption that the Arab world does not have strong and rich civil society tradition. However, for a lasting success and consolidation of democracy, something more than civil society action is obviously needed. A strong organized opposition and a democratic culture seems to be indispensable elements for the evolution of a democratic order and tradition.

Spain and Central America - Democracy and Foreign Policy (Hardcover, New): Robin Rosenberg Spain and Central America - Democracy and Foreign Policy (Hardcover, New)
Robin Rosenberg
R2,788 Discovery Miles 27 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This theoretical and empirical study is the first to examine the connection between the image and substance of Spain's democracy and the country's foreign policy in Central America. Rosenberg establishes a linkage between Spain's political model of democratic transition and Spanish foreign policy on the isthmus, while questioning the validity of the model as a foreign policy instrument. This well-documented case study is intended for political scientists and historians, students, scholars, and policymakers dealing with the complex and difficult relationships between Spain, Europe, and Central America and with major questions about the future of democracy. The notion of democracy is explored as a historical and contemporary feature of Central American politics since the nineteenth century. Spain's own democratic successes and failures are measured against the abstraction of the political model that the country uses as a foreign policy instrument. The institutional and operational aspects of Spanish foreign policy in Central America are considered against the backdrop of severe strategic, economic, and social crises there. The rhetoric and actions of the Spanish Socialist government are evaluated and considered in relation to foreign policy and democratic development in Central America.

Intersectionality in Intentional Communities - The Struggle for Inclusivity in Multicultural U.S. Protestant Congregations... Intersectionality in Intentional Communities - The Struggle for Inclusivity in Multicultural U.S. Protestant Congregations (Hardcover)
Assata Zerai
R2,524 Discovery Miles 25 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Over a decade of qualitative research, Assata Zerai has observed both incremental moves toward inclusiveness and strategies employed to accomplish long-term changes while conducting case studies of five multicultural Protestant churches in sites across the United States. With an interpretive approach, she explores these centers of worship and theorizes the conditions under which progressive social change occurs in some U.S. Protestant congregations. Understanding the daily practices of change and entrenchment in Protestant congregations and the intentional work to replace dominating structures with liberating ones may provide keys to creating multicultural, antiracist, feminist, and sexually inclusive volitional communities more broadly. Intersectionality in Intentional Communities argues that making a significant advance toward inclusion requires change in the underlying social structures of racism, sexism, heteronormativity, class, and other marginalizing influences. In order to isolate this phenomenon, Zerai conducted fieldwork and archival research among an African American and four multiracial U.S. churches. Different from a university or other public institution in which members are legally required to support diversity and related values, Zerai believes that volitional communities may provide a best-case scenario for how, motivated by higher ideals, members may find ways to create inclusive communities. Zerai's research has a broad empirical base, encompassing five sites: a largely African American urban megachurch in the Midwest; a large Midwestern multiracial/multicultural church; a large urban multiracial/multicultural church in the eastern United States; a small, suburban Midwestern multiracial church; and an inclusive Midwestern college town church. In this book, Zerai further explores important connections between U.S. Protestant Christian congregations and political activism.

Divide and Deal - The Politics of Distribution in Democracies (Hardcover): Ian Shapiro, Peter A. Swenson, Daniela Donno... Divide and Deal - The Politics of Distribution in Democracies (Hardcover)
Ian Shapiro, Peter A. Swenson, Daniela Donno Panayides
R3,124 Discovery Miles 31 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Why are democracies so unequal? Despite the widespread expectation that democracy, via expansion of the franchise, would lead to redistribution in favor of the masses, in reality majorities regularly lose out in democracies. Taking a broad view of inequality as encompassing the distribution of wealth, risk, status, and well-being, this volume explores how institutions, individuals, and coalitions contribute to the often surprising twists and turns of distributive politics.

The contributors hail from a range of disciplines and employ an array of methodologies to illuminate the central questions of democratic distributive politics: What explains the variety of welfare state systems, and what are their prospects for survival and change? How do religious beliefs influence peopleas demand for redistribution? When does redistributive politics reflect public opinion? How can different and seemingly opposed groups successfully coalesce to push through policy changes that produce new winners and losers?

The authors identify a variety of psychological and institutional factors that influence distributive outcomes. Taken together, the chapters highlight a common theme: politics matters. In seeking to understand the often puzzling contours of distribution and redistribution, we cannot ignore the processes of competition, bargaining, building, and destroying the political alliances that serve as bridges between individual preferences, institutions, and policy outcomes.

The Comedy of Democracy (Hardcover, New): James E. Combs The Comedy of Democracy (Hardcover, New)
James E. Combs
R2,770 Discovery Miles 27 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The notion of society and politics as drama has drawn much attention in recent years. Yet despite the heritage begun by Aristophanes, few students of politics and the social order have taken comedy and comic inquiry seriously. This book revives the Aristophanic notion of democracy as comedy. Herein the reader will find why and how different aspects of American democracy--public opinion, interest groups, the presidency, and so on--are comic. It is the author's contention that the comic perspective offers insight and understanding on the actual operation of democracy. And they invite all those who wish to understand why American democracy is so comic to join them in their inquiry.

Taiwan Since Martial Law (Hardcover): Blundell David Taiwan Since Martial Law (Hardcover)
Blundell David
R958 Discovery Miles 9 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Co-published by Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines, University of California, Berkeley & National Taiwan University Press. Taiwan Since Martial Law epitomizes the reinvigoration of cultural pluralism, which characterizes the dynamic processes of democratized Taiwan. With the lifting of martial law in 1987, people have awakened to their respective cultural identities and contributed to a sociopolitical renaissance strengthening the island's sense of national destiny and commitment to self-determination. Nineteen chapters highlight Taiwan's social and cultural diversity and the complexities of its politics and economy. The preface by Bo Tedards depicts the avenues of Taiwan's democratization with his 'trajectories' of political alternatives. The opening chapter by the editor David Blundell traces his personal experiences during the martial law transition and his reflections on an emerging Taiwan "sense of place." Pro-democracy activists organized to demand free elections, human rights, respect for local heritages, and environmental sustainability.

Radical Democracy in the Andes (Hardcover): Donna Lee Van Cott Radical Democracy in the Andes (Hardcover)
Donna Lee Van Cott
R2,274 Discovery Miles 22 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

After a decade in local office, are indigenous peoples' governments in the Andes fulfilling their promise to provide a more participatory, accountable, and deliberative form of democracy? Using current debates in democratic theory as a framework, Donna Lee Van Cott examines 10 examples of institutional innovation by indigenous-party-controlled municipalities in Bolivia and Ecuador. In contrast to studies emphasizing the role of individuals and civil society, the findings underscore the contributions of leadership and political parties to promoting participation and deliberation -- even at the local level. Democratic quality is more likely to improve where local actors initiate and design institutions. Van Cott concludes that indigenous parties' innovations have improved democratic quality in some respects, but that authoritarian tendencies endemic to Andean cultures and political organizations have limited their positive impact.

Indonesia - Democracy and the Promise of Good Governance (Hardcover): Ross H. McLeod, Andrew J. MacIntyre Indonesia - Democracy and the Promise of Good Governance (Hardcover)
Ross H. McLeod, Andrew J. MacIntyre
R1,190 R997 Discovery Miles 9 970 Save R193 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The success or failure of democratic reform in Indonesia is a key question for Indonesia itself and for the surrounding region. Although Indonesia's transition to democracy holds out the promise of good governance, this cannot be taken for granted - as the recent military takeover in Thailand shows. This book is about the challenge of making democracy work in Asia's third-largest nation.

Tocqueville, Covenant, and the Democratic Revolution - Harmonizing Earth with Heaven (Hardcover): Barbara Allen Tocqueville, Covenant, and the Democratic Revolution - Harmonizing Earth with Heaven (Hardcover)
Barbara Allen
R3,596 R3,226 Discovery Miles 32 260 Save R370 (10%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Tocqueville, Covenant, and the Democratic Revolution examines the intellectual and institutional context in which Alexis de Tocqueville developed his understanding of American political culture, with its profound influence on his democratic theory. American democracy, Tocqueville maintained, had emerged from the covenant tradition of Reformed Protestantism. The covenant, or foederal, theology of New England Puritans provided the ideational basis for federated church and civil government, which directly influenced the American constitutionalism and the republican institutions that Tocqueville later observed. Tocqueville suggested that the principles underlying American constitutionalism offered broader lessons in the art and science of self-government. An important book for scholars of Tocqueville as well as American political thought, this book suggests that an understanding of the American covenant tradition is critical to our interpretation of Tocqueville's analysis of the democratic revolution and the "new science of politics" it necessitated.

International Election Observation in the Commonwealth Caribbean - Race, Aid and Democratization (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018):... International Election Observation in the Commonwealth Caribbean - Race, Aid and Democratization (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Lisa Ann Vasciannie
R2,906 R1,942 Discovery Miles 19 420 Save R964 (33%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book examines the practice of international election observation in a Caribbean context. It presents a survey of the Commonwealth Caribbean perspective and a concise case study of Guyana between 1964 and 2015. This research traces the roots of election observation and how this practice became integrated into the landscape of Caribbean electoral politics. More specifically, the study examines the process by which election observers have become key actors in elections in the Commonwealth Caribbean. One of the issues the book contemplates is why Caribbean countries accept the imposition of observation within the context of sovereignty. The case of Guyana and other Anglophone Caribbean states shows the costs of not having observers have been multidimensional and have eclipsed concerns of respecting state sovereignty.

Democracy in Practice - Ceremony and Ritual in Parliament (Hardcover): S Rai, R Johnson Democracy in Practice - Ceremony and Ritual in Parliament (Hardcover)
S Rai, R Johnson
R2,405 R1,987 Discovery Miles 19 870 Save R418 (17%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This collection makes a compelling case for the importance of studying ceremony and ritual in deepening our understanding of modern democratic parliaments. It reveals through rich case studies that modes of behaviour, the negotiation of political and physical spaces and the creation of specific institutional cultures, underpin democracy in practice

Human Rights and Democracy - The Precarious Triumph of Ideals (Hardcover, New): Todd Landman Human Rights and Democracy - The Precarious Triumph of Ideals (Hardcover, New)
Todd Landman
R4,576 Discovery Miles 45 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The twentieth century has been described as the bloodiest in human history, but it was also the century in which people around the world embraced ideas of democracy and human rights as never before. They constructed social, political and legal institutions seeking to contain human behaviour, ensuring that by the turn of the twenty- first century more countries were democratic than non-democratic and the protection of human rights had been extended far beyond the expectations of the creators of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Todd Landman offers an optimistic, yet cautionary tale of these developments, drawing on the literature from politics, international relations and international law. He celebrates the global turn from tyranny and violence towards democracy and rights but he also warns of the precariousness of these achievements in the face of democratic setbacks and the undermining of rights commitments by many countries during the controversial "War on Terror."

African Democracy and Development - Challenges for Post-Conflict African Nations (Hardcover): Cassandra Rachel Veney, Dick... African Democracy and Development - Challenges for Post-Conflict African Nations (Hardcover)
Cassandra Rachel Veney, Dick Simpson; Contributions by Paul Zeleza, Sylvia MacAuley, Thomas Kwasi Tieku, …
R4,377 R3,079 Discovery Miles 30 790 Save R1,298 (30%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Various African nations have undergone conflict situations since they gained their independence. This book focuses on particular countries that have faced conflict (civil wars and genocide) and are now in the process of rebuilding their political, economic, social, and educational institutions. The countries that are addressed in the book include: Rwanda, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In addition, there is a chapter that addresses the role of the African Diaspora in conflict and post-conflict countries that include Eritrea, Liberia, and Somalia. The book includes an examination of the various actors who are involved in post-conflict rebuilding and reconstruction that involves internal and external participants. For example, it is clear that the internal actors involve Africans themselves as ordinary citizens, members of local and national governments, and members of non-governmental organizations. This allows the reader to understand the agency and empowerment of Africans in post-conflict reconstruction. Various institutions are addressed within the context of the roles they play in establishing governance organizations such as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Sierra Leone, the African Union, chiefs in Liberia, and non-governmental organizations. Furthermore, the external actors who are involved in post-conflict reconstruction are examined such as international non-governmental organizations and the African Diaspora. They both have their own constituents and agendas and can and do play a positive and negative role in post-conflict reconstruction. It is obvious that countries that are addressed in the book are in dire need of financial assistant to rebuild much needed infrastructure that was destroyed during the conflict. All of the countries covered in the book need schools, medical facilities, roads, bridges, airports, ports, and the government does not have the money to provide these. This is where the international non-governmental organizations and the African Diaspora play an important role. The chapters that address these issues are cognizant of their importance and at the same time, the authors realize that sovereignty can be undermined if Africans are not in the forefront of policy and decision making that will determine their future. There are chapters that provide a gendered analysis of post-conflict when it is appropriate. For example, it is clear that women, men, boys, and girls experienced conflict in different ways because of their gender. They all participated in the conflict in various ways. Consequently, the efforts at peace building are given a gendered analysis in terms of what has happened to women and girls in the demobilization and rehabilitation period including an excellent analysis of land reform in Rwanda and how that affects women and members of a certain ethnic group that are often overlooked in the examination of the 1994 genocide. This book provides a very good contribution to the literature on conflict and post-conflict African countries because of its depth and the vast topics it embraces. It provides an analysis of the internal and external actors, the role of gender in post-conflict decision making, and it provides the voices of ordinary Africans who were affected by the conflict, and who are determined to live productive lives.

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