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Bringing together African and international scholars, this book
gives an account of the present state of the discipline of
political science in Africa - generating insights into its present
and future trajectories, and assessing the freedom with which it is
practiced. Tackling subjects including the decolonization of the
discipline, political scientists as public intellectuals, and the
teaching of political science, this diverse range of perspectives
paints a detailed picture of the impact and relevance of the
political science discipline on the continent during the struggles
for democratization, and the influence it continues to exert today.
A volume of electoral studies of multiparty politics in 14 African
countries during the 1990s. Most of the studies in this book are
about national elections in Anglophone Africa. There are also less
well-known examples from Sudan, Ethiopia and Guinea Bissau. The
collection also features studies of the local elections in Namibia
and of a significant by-election in Malawi. The multiparty period
has been put, wherever possible, within the historical context of
earlier elections in Africa. Questions addressed include: how did
incumbent governing regimes learn to live with multiparty politics?
Why have some elections been so closely fought and others have
suffered from apathy? Why has there been relatively open political
expression and activity when the elections have increased the
political and economic manipulation by incumbent governments? Why
have the elections of the 1990s been so marked by local and ethnic
variations? To what extent did this wave of democracy result from
pressure from donor countries? North America: Palgrave
Bringing together African and international scholars, this book
gives an account of the present state of the discipline of
political science in Africa - generating insights into its present
and future trajectories, and assessing the freedom with which it is
practiced. Tackling subjects including the decolonization of the
discipline, political scientists as public intellectuals, and the
teaching of political science, this diverse range of perspectives
paints a detailed picture of the impact and relevance of the
political science discipline on the continent during the struggles
for democratization, and the influence it continues to exert today.
Exiled populations, who increasingly refer to themselves as
diaspora communities, hold a strong stake in the fate of their
countries of origin. In a world becoming ever more interconnected,
they engage in 'long-distance politics' towards, send financial
remittances to and support social development in their homelands.
Transnational diaspora networks have thus become global forces
shaping the relationship between countries, regions and continents.
This important intervention, written by scholars working at the
cutting edge of diaspora and conflict, challenges the conventional
wisdom that diaspora are all too often warmongers, their time
abroad causing them to become more militant in their engagement
with local affairs. Rather, they can and should be a force for good
in bringing peace to their home countries. Featuring in-depth case
studies from the Horn of Africa, including Somalia and Ethiopia,
this volume presents an essential rethinking of a key issue in
African politics and development.
Exiled populations, who increasingly refer to themselves as
diaspora communities, hold a strong stake in the fate of their
countries of origin. In a world becoming ever more interconnected,
they engage in 'long-distance politics' towards, send financial
remittances to and support social development in their homelands.
Transnational diaspora networks have thus become global forces
shaping the relationship between countries, regions and continents.
This important intervention, written by scholars working at the
cutting edge of diaspora and conflict, challenges the conventional
wisdom that diaspora are all too often warmongers, their time
abroad causing them to become more militant in their engagement
with local affairs. Rather, they can and should be a force for good
in bringing peace to their home countries. Featuring in-depth case
studies from the Horn of Africa, including Somalia and Ethiopia,
this volume presents an essential rethinking of a key issue in
African politics and development.
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