African Governance, Security, and Development.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nasong'o, Shadrack Wanjala, editor.

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democratization--Africa.

Democratization.

Economic history.

Politics and government.

Africa--Politics and government--1960-.

Africa.

Africa--Economic conditions--1960-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (327 pages)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2021.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021]

Summary:

This book examines the democratization process in Africa with a focus on issues of economic, social, and institutional development. Contributors analyze the impact of democratization on governance and institutional development, foreign aid and foreign direct investment, terrorism in Africa, identity politics, and the politics of oil extraction.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

List of Tables

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: Democracy, Governance, and Development

The Challenge of Democratic Consolidation

Gender, Ethnicity, and Civic Engagement

Governance, Security, and Development

References

Part I: The Challenge of Democratic Consolidation

Chapter 1: Different Paths, Similar Destination: The Unending and Un-consolidating Democratic Transition(s) in Kenya and Uganda

Understanding Africa's Multiple Transitions

Different Paths to Transition

Kenya vs. Uganda Transition in Comparative Perspectives

Kenya's Transition: One Step Forward, Three Steps Marking Time

President Kibaki's Institutional Reforms

The National Accord and Post-2008 Reforms

Major Constitutional Changes Made

Uganda: History of Democratic Sabotage and Retrogressive Reforms

The Movement and Uganda's Transition

Removing Presidential Term Limits in Uganda

The 2006 Ugandan Elections

Comparing Kenya's 2002 &amp

2007 Elections with Uganda's 2001 &amp

2006

Conclusion

Chapter 2: The Legislature and Third-Term Ambition in African Democracy

A Historical Perspective on Term Limits

Contextual Perspective of Tenure Elongation Syndrome in Africa

The Manifestation of the Third-Term Conundrum in Africa's Democracy

Demands to Remove Term Limits

Presidential Term Limits and Third-Term Debate in Africa

The Consequences of Third Terms in Africa's Democracy

Panacea to the Third-Term Bids in Africa's Democracy

Chapter 3: Assessing the Impact of Democratization: The Case of Kenya's Supreme Court

Contextual Background

The 2017 Elections and the Aftermath

Democratic 'Enlargement'

New Jurisprudence for Africa.

Impact on Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law

Chapter 4: Democracy and Education in African Schools: Contradictions between Theory and Practice in Kenya

Democracy and Human Rights

Democracy and Citizenship

Democracy, Equality, and Equity in Schools

Democracy, Accountability, and Transparency in Schools

Chapter 5: Politics of Identity and Democratization in Postcolonial Africa: The Kenyan Experience

What Is Politics of Identity?

Politics of Identity in Sub-Saharan African Context

Party Coalitions in sub-Saharan Africa and Politics of Identity

Politics of Identity in the Kenyan Context

Part II: Gender, Ethnicity, and Civic Engagement

Chapter 6: Gender and Political Governance in Africa: Revisiting Past and Contemporary Dimensions

Theoretical Conceptualization

Gender Roles in Precolonial Africa: An Overview

Kenya's Maendeleo ya Wanawake (MYWO): A Contextual Overview

Women, the State, and Democratic Movements in Kenya

Recent Pro-Democracy Revival and Women

Pastoral Women and the New Constitution: Reflections and Conclusions

Chapter 7: Transforming the "Bearded" Parliaments in Africa through Gender Mainstreaming: The Case of the Kenyan National Parliament

Gender Mainstreaming in Politics

Unbalanced Gender Representation in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Kenyan Context

Factors Responsible for Women's Marginal Role in Kenyan Politics

Strategies for Increased Participation of Women in Competitive Politics

The Problem of Political Violence against Women

Ensuring Balanced Gender Representation

Chapter 8: The Curse of the Last Name in Being and Becoming Kenyan

Nation, Nation-State, and Nationalism

The Question of Identification.

Balkanization and Its Historical Antecedents

Chapter 9: Ethnicity or Clientelism?: Explaining Cote d'Ivoire's Election Crisis

Nationalism and Neopatrimonialism in Cote d'Ivoire

Theoretical Analysis

Ethnicity and Ethnic Migration Patterns in Cote d'Ivoire

Postindependence Economic Strategies in Cote d'Ivoire

Politics under Houphouet-Boigny

Decline of Commodity Prices and Land Acquisition in Cote d'Ivoire

Ethnicity, Clientelism, and Electoral Violence in Cote d'Ivoire

Chapter 10: The Civic Culture and Postcolonial Political Imagination in Cabo Verde

Historical Background and the Emergence of Intellectual Elites

The Three Distinct Generations of the Cabo Verdean Intellectual Elites

The Positioning of Local Elites in the Postcolonial Context

Historical Milestones in the Construction of the Nation-State

Part III: Governance, Security, and Development

Chapter 11: Debt and Economic Development in Kenya

Theoretical Framework

Methods and Data Analysis

Results of the Analysis

Chapter 12: Oil Politics, Institutional Framework, and Inclusive Development in Uganda

The Historicity and Materiality of Commercial Oil Discovery in Uganda

Contentious Politics around Oil Refinery Development in Uganda

East African Member States and Oil Contractors in Oil Refinery Development in Uganda

Politics in Constructing the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline

Oil Politics and Legal Institutional Framework in Uganda

Politics of Oil Revenue Sharing in Uganda

Accountability and Transparency in Uganda's Oil and Gas Sector

Governance in Land Compensation for Oil Development

References.

Chapter 13: The Cost of Terrorism in Africa: The Case of the Boko Haram Insurgents in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin

Defining Terrorism

Political Theories of Terrorism: General Strain Theory

Religion as a Political Theory of Terrorism

Terrorism, Past and Present

Chad Basin: Geography and Social Disorientation

Boko Haram: History, Modus Operandi, and Human Cost

Sources of Funding

Assessing the Economic Cost of Boko Haram Insurgency on Nigeria

Chapter 14: Political Discourses and Regional (Dis)Integration: Comparing Narratives from the Global South and Global North

Regional Integration: Historical Overview

Political Discourse and Regional Integration

Theoretical Perspectives on Regional Integration

The Kenyan Narrative

The French Narrative

Implications of Political Discourses on Regional Integration

Index

About the Contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-66698-382-9

1-7936-4559-0

OCLC:

1253439569