Social revolutions and governance aspirations of African Millennials : emerging from the political shadows of strongmen / / Adegbola Ojo

• Autore: Ojo Adegbola
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (124 pages)
• Disciplina: 823.914
• Soggetto topico: Generation Y - Political activity
• Soggetto geografico: Africa Politics and government 21st century
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Overview of the Book -- 1.2 Why this Book Was Written -- 1.3 Who Should Read this Book? -- 1.4 A Note on Sources -- 1.5 Structure of the Book -- 1.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Salient Features of Being a Young African and the Effects of Poor Leadership -- 2.1 Aspiration and Realities of the Young African -- 2.1.1 Revisiting the Concept of Aspiration -- 2.1.2 Hopes, Fears, and Realities of Young Africans -- 2.2 Traditions and Institutions as Pillars of Governance -- 2.3 The Fragile States Index (FSI) -- 2.4 The Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) -- 2.5 The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) -- 2.6 Impact of Poor Leadership on African Millennials -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Understanding Political Strongmen and Rising Out of Their Shadows -- 3.1 Origins of Strongman Mentality in African Leadership Spaces -- 3.2 The Mindset of the Typical African Strongman -- 3.2.1 Power Acquisition Mindset -- 3.2.2 Survival Mindset -- 3.2.3 Populist and Celebrity-Style Mindset -- 3.2.4 Private Benefits Acquisition Mindset -- 3.3 How Strongmen Consolidate Power -- 3.4 Why Is It Difficult for Young Africans to Unseat Strongmen? -- 3.4.1 Lack of Internal Democracy within Existing Political Parties -- 3.4.2 Politics of Patronage and Godfatherism -- 3.4.3 Illegal Use of State Resources -- 3.4.4 Erosion of Confidence in Elections -- 3.4.5 Compromising the Judiciary -- 3.4.6 Exploitation of Power of Incumbency -- 3.4.7 Diminishing Mainstream Publicity Spaces -- 3.4.8 Divide-and-Rule Politics -- 3.4.9 Attempts to Distort Corruption Narratives -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Determinants of the Propensity for Social Revolutions Among African Millennials. ; 4.1 Social Revolutions: A Diagnosis -- 4.2 Data Preparation and Methodological Approach -- 4.2.1 Dependent Variable -- 4.2.2 Predictor Variables -- 4.2.3 Statistical Analysis -- 4.3 Continental Predictors of Social Revolution -- 4.3.1 Descriptive Characteristics of Study Participants -- 4.3.2 Logistic Regression Analysis Results -- 4.4 General Discussion and Implications -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Mapping Africa´s Possible Future Political Geography Based on Governance Aspirations of Millennials -- 5.1 A New Approach for Evaluating Governance Aspirations of Young People -- 5.1.1 Data -- 5.2 Governance Aspiration Themes -- 5.3 Analytics for Mapping and Profiling Governance Aspiration People -- 5.4 Emerging Geographical Patterns -- 5.5 Anti-Democratic Nationalists -- 5.6 Afropolitan Melting Pot -- 5.7 Pro-Democratic Nationalists -- 5.8 Hybrid Anti-military Polities -- 5.9 Colonial Cravings -- 5.10 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Conclusion -- 6.1 Recognising the Power of Millennials -- 6.2 Organising the Power of Millennials -- 6.3 Concluding Thoughts: Young Africans Must Avoid Familiar Mistakes -- 6.3.1 Culture of Low Expectations -- 6.3.2 Absence of Compromises and Alliances -- 6.3.3 Lopsided Ethno-Religious Perceptions -- 6.3.4 Ideological Poverty -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Social Revolutions and Governance Aspirations of African Millennials
• ISBN: 3-030-88546-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910523807103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SpringerBriefs in political science.