Ethnicity, Democracy and Citizenship in Africa - Political Marginalisation of Kenya's Nubians (Paperback)

As an ethnic minority the Nubians of Kenya are struggling for equal citizenship by asserting themselves as indigenous and autochthonous to Kibera, one of Nairobi's most notorious slums. Having settled there after being brought by the British colonial authorities from Sudan as soldiers, this appears a peculiar claim to make. It is a claim that illuminates the hierarchical nature of Kenya's ethnicised citizenship regime and the multi-faceted nature of citizenship itself. This book explores two kinds of citizenship deficits; those experienced by the Nubians in Kenya and, more centrally, those which represent the limits of citizenship theories. The author argues for an understanding of citizenship as made up of multiple component parts: status, rights and membership, which are often disaggregated through time, across geographic spaces and amongst different people. This departure from a unitary language of citizenship allows a novel analysis of the central role of ethnicity in the recognition of political membership and distribution of political goods in Kenya. Such an analysis generates important insights into the risks and possibilities of a relationship between ethnicity and democracy that is of broad, global relevance.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Contemporary African Politics
Release date:	July 2017
First published:	2015
Authors:	Samantha Balaton-Chrimes
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-09286-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General
LSN:	1-138-09286-X
Barcode:	9781138092860

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