LEADER 03615nam 22005895 450 001 9910906299603321 005 20251113202254.0 010 $a3-031-72574-3 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-72574-6 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31759813 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31759813 035 $a(CKB)36532450700041 035 $a(OCoLC)1469005797 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-72574-6 035 $a(EXLCZ)9936532450700041 100 $a20241110d2024 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFederalism and Decentralization in Africa $eGlobalization and Fragmentation in Territorial Arrangements /$fby Leonid Issaev, Andrey Zakharov 205 $a1st ed. 2024. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Springer,$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (217 pages) 225 1 $aAdvances in African Economic, Social and Political Development,$x2198-7270 311 08$a3-031-72573-5 327 $aPart I. African Experience of Federal Building: Historical Background -- Federalism and Colonialism: History, Practice and Lessons from Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland -- Federalism and Expansion: The Collapse of the Federal Experiment in Cameroon and Aftermath -- Part II. African Experience of Federal Building: Contemporaneity -- ?The Black?s Man Burden?: The Nigerian Federation as a Paradox -- Forcing Union: The Federal Takeover of Eritrea in Historical Perspective -- Decentralization under Apartheid and Democracy: South Africa as a Unitary Federation -- The Comoros: An Island Federalism -- Part III. African Alternatives to Federalism: Decentralization of Unitary Contexts -- Clan Federalism in Somalia -- ?The Kurds of Africa?: How the Tuaregs Were Left without Their Own State. 330 $aThis book examines the challenges and opportunities of administrative and territorial reconstruction in Africa from independence until the present time. In light of the rise of separatist movements in various African states and the ethnic, linguistic, and religious heterogeneity of many African societies, the book sheds new light on the fragmentation and decentralization of the African continent. The authors analyze the mechanisms, forms, and models of decentralization practiced today in Africa, taking into account both federalist and unitary experiences of decentralization, and discuss the potential of federalism to resolve conflicts within the continent. The generalizations made in the course of such an analysis can significantly enrich the current vision of the development of the African continent and its future prospects. The book will appeal to scholars and students of political science and African studies. 410 0$aAdvances in African Economic, Social and Political Development,$x2198-7270 606 $aAfrica$xPolitics and government 606 $aEconomic development 606 $aGlobalization 606 $aAfrican Politics 606 $aDevelopment Studies 606 $aGlobalization 615 0$aAfrica$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aEconomic development. 615 0$aGlobalization. 615 14$aAfrican Politics. 615 24$aDevelopment Studies. 615 24$aGlobalization. 676 $a320.46 700 $aIssaev$b Leonid$01069303 701 $aZakharov$b Andrey$01775163 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910906299603321 996 $aFederalism and Decentralization in Africa$94289569 997 $aUNINA