The State, Ethnicity, and Gender in Africa : Intellectual Legacies of Crawford Young / edited by Scott Straus and Aili Mari Tripp.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Straus, Scott, 1970- editor.

Tripp, Aili Mari, editor.

Series:

Africa and the diaspora.

Africa and the Diaspora

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity--Africa.

Women.

Ethnicity--Political aspects--Africa.

Ethnicity.

Africa--Politics and government--1960-.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2024]

Summary:

Postcolonialism, the politics of ethnic and religious identity, and the role of women in African society and politics have become important, and often connected, foci in African studies. Here, fifteen chapters explore these themes in tandem. With essays that span the continent, this volume showcases the political histories, challenges, and promise of contemporary Africa.Written in honor of Crawford Young, a foundational figure in the study of African politics, the essays reflect the breadth and intellectual legacy of this towering scholar and illustrate the vast impact Young had, and continues to have, on the field. The book's themes build from his seminal publications, and the essays were written by leading scholars who were trained by Young.

Contents:

Introduction: the legacies of Crawford Young / Scott Straus and Aili Mari Tripp

Part I. The colonial and postcolonial state in Africa. State development in contemporary Africa / William Reno

Third wave democracy and the state in Sub-Saharan Africa / John W. Harbeson

The colonial legacy of policing as state building / Kaden Paulson-Smith

Part II. Rethinking the politics of identity. Rethinking the politics of identity / Rachel Betty Riedl

Sectarian identity formation and the future of the African postcolonial state: lessons from Nigeria / Dauda Abubakar

The politics of identity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the enduring power of Crawford Young's analysis and its limits / Timothy Longman

Ethnicity, interests, and class in Tanzania: constructing explanations / Joel Samoff

State construction, ethnicity, and social status: the bifurcated trajectories of Haalpulaaren in the Mauritania-Senegal borderland / Cédric Jourde

Crawford Young's cultural politics analytic paradigm applied to Ukraine-Russia / Joshua B. Forrest

Part III. Women, gender, and politics. Women do everything except politics: gender quota in a postconflict society / Ladan Affi

Territorial nationalism, cultural pluralism, and women's peace mobilization in Cameroon / Melinda J. Adams

"Who will open the door?" Women in parliament and cabinet in Ghana / Gretchen Bauer and Akosua K. Darkwah

Afterword / Edmond J. Keller.

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ISBN:

9780299349431

0299349438

OCLC:

1441721564