Author: Sandra Evers
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004147802
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
Includes bibliographical references.
Competing Jurisdictions
Author: Sandra Evers
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004147802
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
Includes bibliographical references.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004147802
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
Includes bibliographical references.
African Studies in Geography from Below
Author: Michel Ben Arrous
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 2869782314
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
The doctrine of international relations (inter-state, indeed), territorial ideologies, the logic of autochthony and its ramifications, ethnic cleansing, are all hinged at different levels upon the same pseudo-fact: to every society a closed and exclusive territory demarcated by fixed and linear borders. This way of thinking, totally foreign to African societies for a long time, has generated today more contradictions than it can ever solve. The authors of this book make a clear distinction between territory formation "from the top" as being a deliberate political project, and its formation "from below" as being a more diffused historical process which is determined by the scheme of antagonisms and compromises between social forces. In lieu of a stark opposition between "the top" and "below", the authors unveil the interdependence and mutual influence which form the basis of a dual system within which legal formation -by the colonial authorities first, then by the postcolonial one- is confronted with a host of subaltern spatial dynamics, neglecting thereby the legitimacy which only them can provide. As an essential read for anyone who is interested in the relationship between knowledge and power, this book offers stimulating perspectives on the issue of African unity and its epistemological and political challenges. It renews profoundly our approaches to human security, citizenship, borders and mobility.
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 2869782314
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
The doctrine of international relations (inter-state, indeed), territorial ideologies, the logic of autochthony and its ramifications, ethnic cleansing, are all hinged at different levels upon the same pseudo-fact: to every society a closed and exclusive territory demarcated by fixed and linear borders. This way of thinking, totally foreign to African societies for a long time, has generated today more contradictions than it can ever solve. The authors of this book make a clear distinction between territory formation "from the top" as being a deliberate political project, and its formation "from below" as being a more diffused historical process which is determined by the scheme of antagonisms and compromises between social forces. In lieu of a stark opposition between "the top" and "below", the authors unveil the interdependence and mutual influence which form the basis of a dual system within which legal formation -by the colonial authorities first, then by the postcolonial one- is confronted with a host of subaltern spatial dynamics, neglecting thereby the legitimacy which only them can provide. As an essential read for anyone who is interested in the relationship between knowledge and power, this book offers stimulating perspectives on the issue of African unity and its epistemological and political challenges. It renews profoundly our approaches to human security, citizenship, borders and mobility.
Towards a New Map of Africa
Author: Camilla Toulmin
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136551328
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
'The big, era-defining questions and, at last, the subtle, tenable answers, teased out without clich or compromise. A vital volume at a critical moment.' Dr Augustus Casely-Hayford, Director, Africa '05 'This book dispels the myth of a uniformly hopeless, hungry continent. It shows just how extraordinarily diverse Africa is and how much it has changed in the last 20 years.Full of fresh thinking on problems that face Africa and new African approaches to development.' Richard Dowden, Director, Royal African Society This ground-breaking book, with a foreword by former President of Ireland (199-997) and UN Human Rights Commissioner (1997 2002) Mary Robinson, uniquely distils the complex issues surrounding Africa at the beginning of the 21st century. African and Western scholars provide a fascinating 'map' for the reader to navigate between issues such as urban and rural livelihoods, the potential of fresh water fishing, health, the HIV/AIDS crisis, conflict and efforts at peacemaking. Also included are critical assessments of Africa's role in the global economy, the growth of regional economic cooperation within Africa, the influence of ethnicity on the continent's politics, the evolution of its political institutions, and the impact of Africa's legal systems on its development. A substantial introductory essay by the editors measures the distance Africa has travelled and the lessons it has learned since Africa in Crisis, the classic Earthscan book, was published in 1985. Ben Wisner is visiting research fellow at DESTIN, London School of Economics and at Benfield Hazard Research Centre, University College London, and visiting professor of environmental studies, Oberlin College, USA. Camilla Toulmin is Director of the International Institute for Environment and Development. Rutendo Chitiga is a freelance writer and editor, and has a postgraduate degree in environment and development.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136551328
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
'The big, era-defining questions and, at last, the subtle, tenable answers, teased out without clich or compromise. A vital volume at a critical moment.' Dr Augustus Casely-Hayford, Director, Africa '05 'This book dispels the myth of a uniformly hopeless, hungry continent. It shows just how extraordinarily diverse Africa is and how much it has changed in the last 20 years.Full of fresh thinking on problems that face Africa and new African approaches to development.' Richard Dowden, Director, Royal African Society This ground-breaking book, with a foreword by former President of Ireland (199-997) and UN Human Rights Commissioner (1997 2002) Mary Robinson, uniquely distils the complex issues surrounding Africa at the beginning of the 21st century. African and Western scholars provide a fascinating 'map' for the reader to navigate between issues such as urban and rural livelihoods, the potential of fresh water fishing, health, the HIV/AIDS crisis, conflict and efforts at peacemaking. Also included are critical assessments of Africa's role in the global economy, the growth of regional economic cooperation within Africa, the influence of ethnicity on the continent's politics, the evolution of its political institutions, and the impact of Africa's legal systems on its development. A substantial introductory essay by the editors measures the distance Africa has travelled and the lessons it has learned since Africa in Crisis, the classic Earthscan book, was published in 1985. Ben Wisner is visiting research fellow at DESTIN, London School of Economics and at Benfield Hazard Research Centre, University College London, and visiting professor of environmental studies, Oberlin College, USA. Camilla Toulmin is Director of the International Institute for Environment and Development. Rutendo Chitiga is a freelance writer and editor, and has a postgraduate degree in environment and development.
Water Privatisation
Author: Jeremy Allouche
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0203302486
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Setting the scene with a thorough introduction to water resource issues, Water Privatisation critically examines the new role played by Trans-National Corporations in managing and distributing water worldwide.Written from an organisational and institutional perspective, the authors propose new structures of water management at local, national and i
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0203302486
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Setting the scene with a thorough introduction to water resource issues, Water Privatisation critically examines the new role played by Trans-National Corporations in managing and distributing water worldwide.Written from an organisational and institutional perspective, the authors propose new structures of water management at local, national and i
UNRISD News
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Developing countries
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Developing countries
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
UNRISD Social Development News
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Developing countries
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Developing countries
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Waiting for Democracy
Author: Jesse Craig Ribot
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
References pp. 115-132.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
References pp. 115-132.
Newsletter
Author: Rural Development Forestry Network (Overseas Development Institute (London, England))
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Africa Development
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
A quarterly journal of the Council for the Development of Economic and Social Research in Africa = Revue trimestrielle du conseil pour le développement de la recherche economique et sociale en Afrique.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
A quarterly journal of the Council for the Development of Economic and Social Research in Africa = Revue trimestrielle du conseil pour le développement de la recherche economique et sociale en Afrique.
African Decentralization
Author: Jesse Craig Ribot
Publisher: Geneva : UNRISD
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Publisher: Geneva : UNRISD
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description