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African Conflicts and Informal Power - Big Men and Networks (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,178
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African Conflicts and Informal Power - Big Men and Networks (Paperback)

Mats Utas; Contributions by Maya Mynster Christensen, Koen Vlassenroot, Gerhard Anders, Anders Themner, Henrik Vigh, Mariam Persson, Ruben de Koning, Sandrine Perrot, Ilmari Kaihkoe

Series: Africa Now

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In the aftermath of an armed conflict in Africa, the international community both produces and demands from local partners a variety of blueprints on how to reconstruct state and society. The aim is to re-formalize the state after what is viewed as a brief or extended period of fragmentation and informalization caused by armed conflict. In reality, both African economies and politics are very much informal in character, with informal actors (including so-called "Big Men") often using their positions in the formal structure as a means to reach informal goals. Through a variety of in-depth case studies - from DRC to Somali to Liberia among others - this book shows how important informal political and economic networks are in many of the continent's conflict areas. More than this, it demonstrated that without a proper understanding of their impacts in areas such as borderlands and in "narco-states" such as Guinne-Bissau, attempts to "formalize" African states, particularly those emerging from wars, will be in vain.

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Imprint: Zed Books Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Africa Now
Release date: March 2012
First published: March 2012
Editors: Mats Utas
Contributors: Maya Mynster Christensen • Koen Vlassenroot • Gerhard Anders • Anders Themner • Henrik Vigh • Mariam Persson • Ruben de Koning • Sandrine Perrot • Ilmari Kaihkoe
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 978-1-84813-882-7
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Armed conflict
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LSN: 1-84813-882-2
Barcode: 9781848138827

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