Routledge Handbook of African Politics by Nic Cheeseman

Routledge Handbook of African Politics by Nic Cheeseman

Providing a comprehensive and cutting edge examination of this important continent, Routledge Handbook of African Politics surveys the key debates and controversies, dealing with each of the major issues to be found in Africa’s politics today.

Structured into 6 broad areas, the handbook features over 30 contributions focused around:

• The State
• Identity
• Conflict
• Democracy and Electoral Politics
• Political Economy & Development
• International Relations

Each chapter deals with a specific topic, providing an overview of the main arguments and theories and explaining the empirical evidence that they are based on, drawing on high-profile cases such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Rwanda and Zimbabwe. The Handbook also contains new contributions on a wide range of topical issues, including terrorism, the growing influence of China, civil war, and transitional justice, making it required reading for non-specialists and experts alike.

Featuring both established scholars and emerging researchers, this is a vital resource for all students of African Studies, democratization, conflict resolution and Third World politics.

The publication of the Routledge Handbook of African Politics is a major event for the discipline of African StudiesEdited by Nic Cheeseman, David Anderson and Andrea Scheibler, the book brings together a remarkable group of established scholars and emerging researchers...The handbook gives 'new arrivals' of African politics a functional introduction to the rich and broad-ranging debates and findings of the decades-long scholarship in this area and should encourage students to read more and analyse and discuss African politics in all its variety.- Dr Jorg Wiegratz is a Lecturer in Political Economy of Global Development at the School of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Leeds. "The volume benefits from the fine editorial hands of Nic Cheeseman and his associates, and its cast of contributors represents some of the best Africanist and African area social scientists and subject specialists located in North American, European, and African research institutions and universities...Yet another virtue of the Handbook is the scope many of the chapters allow for the interplay of global macro-level political and economic factors and developments and domestic macro, and sometimes, micro politics, which leads to richly textured and nuanced analysis and intellectually credible conclusion" E. GYIMAH-BOADI, Center for Democratic Development (Ghana), Afrobarometer, and University of Ghana (Legon). "will doubtlessly become an important reference point for the field and an authority for students" Carl Death, University of Manchester, UK "Entertaining, interesting and well-argued, this Handbook should provide essential reading for students of African politics." Ian Cooke, The British Library.

Nic Cheeseman is University Lecturer in African Politics at Oxford University, joint editor of African Affairs, and founder of www.democracyinafrica.co.uk. He works on comparative democratization and has published widely on a range of topics including electoral violence, political parties, and power-sharing. David M. Anderson is Professor of African Politics in the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of St Cross College. His research and writing focuses on the history and politics of eastern Africa. Andrea Scheibler is a DPhil candidate in African History at the University of Oxford, and a member of St Hugh's College

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ISBN 13	9780415573788
ISBN 10	0415573785
Title	Routledge Handbook of African Politics
Author	Nic Cheeseman
Series	Routledge International Handbooks
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2013-03-08
Number of pages	440
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