Routledge Handbook of African Borderlands.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walther, Olivier.

Contributor:

Walther, Olivier

Series:

Routledge International Handbooks Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Borderlands--Africa.

Borderlands.

Africa--Boundaries.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (451 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2026.

Summary:

This handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of the factors shaping the past, present and future of African borderlands. This interdisciplinary and continent-wide investigation of African border dynamics will be essential for researchers of political science, geography, history, anthropology, international law, and development studies.

Contents:

Cover

Endorsements

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

List of contributors

List of boxes

List of figures

List of tables

List of acronyms

Acknowledgements

Section 1 Concepts and methods

1 An introduction to African borderlands

2 History and historiography of African borderlands studies

3 Mapping African borderlands

4 Doing ethnography in African borderlands

5 Quantifying cross-border trade in Africa

6 African borderlands as resources

Section 2 Borderlands in African history

7 Colonial partition in Africa

8 The myth of border formation in colonial Africa

9 Making African borders from below

10 Borders and urbanisation in colonial Africa

11 Maritime borders in Africa

Section 3 Economic perspectives

12 Regional economic integration in Africa

13 Informal cross-border trade in Africa

14 Smuggling and trafficking in Africa

15 Border markets in Africa

16 Border cities in Africa

17 Agro-pastoralists in African borderlands

Section 4 Political issues

18 Secessionism and irredentism in Africa

19 Post-colonial African border disputes

20 Transnational violence and terrorism in Africa

21 African borderland violence in comparative perspective

22 Border technologies, mobility, and trade facilitation in Africa

Section 5 Social perspectives

23 Contemporary migration in Africa

24 Health, HIV/AIDS, and pandemic in African borderlands

25 Gendered dynamics in African borderlands

26 Border festivals in Africa

27 Climate mobilities and adaptation in African borderlands

Section 6 Policy perspectives

28 The African Union perspective on border governance: policy and practices

29 OECD/SWAC's support to cross-border cooperation in West Africa

30 Switzerland's contribution to promoting cross-border cooperation in West Africa

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-003-51977-6

1-04-052386-2

OCLC:

1592929705