03083nam 2200709 450 991054426330332120210311111955.01-350-21813-81-280-06281-997866135199791-84813-884-910.5040/9781350218130(CKB)2550000000098129(SSID)ssj0000668079(PQKBManifestationID)12278191(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000668079(PQKBWorkID)10698706(PQKB)10620002(MiAaPQ)EBC875599(Au-PeEL)EBL875599(CaPaEBR)ebr10541141(CaONFJC)MIL351997(OCoLC)785335106(OCoLC)787849187(CaBNVSL)9781350218130(EXLCZ)99255000000009812920210311h20212012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAfrican conflicts and informal power[electronic resource] big men and networks /edited by Mats UtasLondon, England :Zed Books,2012.[London, England] :Bloomsbury Publishing,2021vii, 255 pAfrica nowBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-84813-882-2 1-84813-883-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Country case studies -- pt. 2. Thematic case studies."In the aftermath of an armed conflict in Africa, the international community both produces and demands from local partners a variety of blueprints for reconstructing state and society. The aim is to re-formalize the state after what is viewed as a period of fragmentation. In reality, African economies and polities 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 their own goals. Through a variety of in-depth case studies, including the DRC, Sierra Leone and Liberia, African Conflicts and Informal Power shows how important informal political and economic networks are in many of the continent's conflict areas. Moreover, it demonstrates that without a proper understanding of the impact of these networks, attempts to formalize African states, particularly those emerging from wars, will be in vain"--Provided by publisher.Africa now (Zed Books)Politics and warAfricaConflict managementAfricaInternational relationsbicsscPolitics and warConflict managementInternational relations327.16096LB 42465rvkLB 51465rvkUtas MatsNordiska Afrikainstitutet.E7BCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910544263303321African conflicts and informal power2672238UNINA