African politics in comparative perspective / Goran Hyden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hydén, Göran, 1938- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Africa.

Political science.

Comparative government.

Africa--Politics and government--1960-.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 306 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This 2006 book reviews fifty years of research on politics in Africa. It synthesizes insights from different scholarly approaches and offers an interpretation of the knowledge accumulated over the years. It discusses how research on African politics relates to the study of politics in other regions. It focuses on such key issues as the legacy of a movement approach to political change, the nature of the state, the economy of a location, the policy deficit, the agrarian question, gender and politics and ethnicity and conflict. It ends by reviewing what scholars agree upon and what the accumulated knowledge offers as insights for more effective political and policy reforms. This book is for undergraduate and graduate courses in African and Comparative Politics as well as development-oriented courses in Political Science and related disciplines. It is also of great relevance to governance and development analysts and practitioners in international organizations.

Contents:

The study of politics and Africa

The movement legacy

The problematic State

The economy of affection

Big man rule

The policy deficit

The agrarian question

Gender and politics

Ethnicity and conflict

The external dimension

So what do we know?

Quo vadis Africa?

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-297) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-15554-1

1-280-43184-9

9786610431847

0-511-79107-0

0-511-18313-5

0-511-14086-X

0-511-13925-X

0-511-31123-0

0-511-14009-6

OCLC:

252508903