LEADER 06890oam 2200709 450 001 9910300494403321 005 20240202145245.0 010 $a1-349-95232-X 024 7 $a10.1057/978-1-349-95232-8 035 $a(CKB)4100000000882874 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-349-95232-8 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5098672 035 $a(PPN)240817613 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000000882874 100 $a20171010d2018 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Palgrave handbook of African politics, governance and development$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba, Toyin Falola 205 $a1st ed. 2018. 210 1$aNew York :$cPalgrave Macmillan US :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2018. 215 $a1 online resource (XXIX, 925 p. 14 illus. in color.) 311 08$a1-349-95231-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Introduction: Contextualizing the Debates on Politics, Governance, and Development -- 2. Competing Theories and Concepts on Politics, Governance, and Development -- 3. Theory of the Crises of the State .- 4. Post-colonialism: Theoretical Foundations and Relevance to African Politics -- 5. Decoloniality as a Combative Ontology in African Development -- 6. Theories of Social change and Development in Africa -- 7. Theoretical Foundations of Nation-building -- 8. Pre-colonial political institutions: Relevance for Contemporary Africa -- 9. Politics and Society in Pre-Colonial Africa: Implications for Governance in Contemporary Times -- 10. Settler and Non-settler Colonialism in Africa -- 11. Nationalism in Africa: concepts, types and phases -- 12. Nationalism and Political Independence in Africa -- 13. Theories of Military in African Politics .- 14. Coups and counter-coups in Africa .- 15. Military and Transition Politics .- 16. Civil Military Relations in Africa -- 17. Politics of identity and the crisis of nation-building in Africa.- 18. Migration and Xenophobia in Africa -- 19. Identity politics and wars of secession in Africa .- 20. Ethnic Identity and Conflicts in Africa .- 21. Identities, Conflicts, and Africa Refugee Crises .- 22. Resource Control and Conflict in Africa .- 23. Trade Unions and the struggle for democracy in Africa .- 24. The Peasantry and politics in Africa .- 25. Civil Society Organizations and Democratic Governance in Africa .- 26.Uncivil society and ethnic militia in African politics .- 27. Migration and Urbanization in Africa .- 28. Democracy and Political Development in Africa .- 29. Political Parties and Democracy in Africa .- 30. Institutions, Neopatriomonial Politics, and Democratic Development .- 31. Gender and Governance .- 32. Political Participation and Political Citizenship .- 33. Media and Politics in Africa .- 34. Public Procurement and Development in Africa .- 35. Challenges of Economic Development .- 36. Resource Governance and the Crisis of Development .- 37. Illicit Financial Flows and African Development Conundrum -- 38. Public Good and the Crises of Service Delivery in Africa .- 39. Regional Integration and Development .- 40. Resilient/Informal  Economy and African Development -- 41. The Role of International Financial Institutions -- 42. Africa in the global trading system -- 43. Africa and foreign direct investment -- 44. Africa in the BRICS: In whose interest? -- 45. Africa's Development Narratives: From Growth to Wellbeing -- 46. The politics of foreign aid -- 47. From OAU to AU: Rethinking supranational governance in Africa -- 48. Pan Africanism is Africa?s Third Way: The Cultural Relevance of African Political Economy -- 49. Demography and the Future of Africa -- 50. From Hard to Human Security: Rethinking Security Architecture in Africa -- 51. Research, Innovation and Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 52. Energy Security and the future of development in Africa -- 53. Climate Change, Food Security and Sustainable Development in Africa -- 54. The Political Economy of Corruption -- 55. 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