LEADER 02774 am 22005893u 450 001 9910162058103321 005 20230721033058.0 010 $a1-281-98833-2 010 $a9786611988333 010 $a90-485-0658-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000549192 035 $a(EBL)420040 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000261023 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12079576 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000261023 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10255402 035 $a(PQKB)10974855 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3327127 035 $a(OCoLC)476251325 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3327127 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10302678 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL198833 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000549192 100 $a20091016d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn#nnn||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aTraditional authorities in Africa$b[electronic resource] $eresurgence in an era of democratisation /$fJanine Ubink 210 $a[Amsterdam] $cLeiden University Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (39 pages) 225 1 $aLaw, governance, and development. Research & policy notes 311 $a90-8728-052-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [33]-38). 327 $aOutline -- 1. What are Traditional Authorities -- 2. The Changing Attitude of African Governments -- 3. Explaining the Renewed Interest in Traditional Authorities -- 4. The Current Position of Traditional Authorities -- 5. Traditional Governance in an Era of Democratisation. 330 $aTraditional authority is a distinguishing feature in the landscape of contemporary Africa. It remains important in organising the life of the people at the local level despite modern state structures. And since the 1990's, African governments, international institutions and donor organisations have shown a renewed interest in it. As a result, a large number of African countries have enhanced or formalised the position of their chiefs. At the same time, however, this resurgence of traditional authority coincides with the wave of democratisation across sub- Saharan Africa, and many question the desirability and legitimacy of traditional authority in modern forms of governance. 410 0$aLaw, governance, and development.$pResearch. 606 $aChiefdoms$zAfrica 606 $aTribal government$zAfrica 607 $aAfrica$xPolitics and government$y1960- 615 0$aChiefdoms 615 0$aTribal government 676 $a306.2096 700 $aUbink$b Janine M.$f1976-$0866615 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910162058103321 996 $aTraditional authorities in Africa$92017031 997 $aUNINA