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When Stephen Ellis died in July 2015, African Studies lost one of
its most prolific, provocative and celebrated scholars. Given the
scale and uniqueness of his contribution, it is perhaps surprising
that a collection of his writings did not appear during his
lifetime. It is now possible to bring such a volume to the public.
With an introduction by Tim Kelsall and an afterword by
Jean-Francois Bayart, this collection aims to provide scholars and
students with an introduction to the main themes in Ellis' work.
These revolved around the roles of religion, criminality and
violence in African society and politics -- preoccupations that
also informed his interpretation of African rebellions and
resistance movements. The volume spans more than three decades of
scholarship; case studies from six countries; highly-cited and
lesser-known articles; and a sampling of works intended for public
engagement as well as an academic audience. It will serve as a
reader for African Politics and History, and as an invitation to
students to delve deeper into Stephen Ellis' oeuvre.
The international community created the Special Court for Sierra
Leone to prosecute those who bore the greatest responsibility for
crimes committed during the country's devastating civil war. In
this book Tim Kelsall examines some of the challenges posed by the
fact that the Court operated in a largely unfamiliar culture, in
which the way local people thought about rights, agency and
truth-telling sometimes differed radically from the way
international lawyers think about these things. By applying an
anthro-political perspective to the trials, he unveils a variety of
ethical, epistemological, jurisprudential and procedural problems,
arguing that although touted as a promising hybrid, the Court
failed in crucial ways to adapt to the local culture concerned.
Culture matters, and international justice requires a more
dialogical, multicultural approach.
The international community created the Special Court for Sierra
Leone to prosecute those who bore the greatest responsibility for
crimes committed during the country's devastating civil war. In
this book Tim Kelsall examines some of the challenges posed by the
fact that the Court operated in a largely unfamiliar culture, in
which the way local people thought about rights, agency and
truth-telling sometimes differed radically from the way
international lawyers think about these things. By applying an
anthro-political perspective to the trials, he unveils a variety of
ethical, epistemological, jurisprudential and procedural problems,
arguing that although touted as a promising hybrid, the Court
failed in crucial ways to adapt to the local culture concerned.
Culture matters, and international justice requires a more
dialogical, multicultural approach.
In recent years Africa appears to have turned a corner
economically. It is posting increased growth rates and is no longer
the world's slowest growing region. Commentators are beginning to
ask whether emerging from Africa is a new generation of 'lion'
economies to challenge the East Asian 'tigers'? This book goes
behind the headlines to examine the conditions necessary not just
for growth in Africa but for a wider business and economic
transformation. Contrary to neoliberal economics, it argues that
governments can play an important role in this through selective
interventions to correct market failures, and, controversially,
that neo-patrimonial governance need not be an obstacle to improved
business and economic conditions. Drawing on a variety of timely
case studies - including Rwanda, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Ghana -
this provocative book provides a radical new theory of the
political and institutional conditions required for pro-poor growth
in Africa.
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