Contemporary Issues in African Society - Historical Analysis and Perspective

This book examines the twin critical processes of state-building and nation-building in Africa and the confluence of major domestic and global issues that shape them. The book covers topics such as the expansive role of non-governmental organizations, the growing influence of charismatic Pentecostalism, ethnic conflicts in East Africa, the failure of the African Union's peacekeeping efforts in Sudan's Darfur region, and Africa's expanding relations with the European Union. It combines discussion of these frontier issues shaping contemporary African society with analysis from leading policy experts.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Framing the African Condition.- 2. Non-Governmental Organizations and the African State.- 3. Civil Society in Africa: Interrogating the Role of Pentecostal Christianity in Africa's Democratization and Development Processes.- 4. The Military, Militarism and State Integrity in Africa.- 5. Ethnic Conflicts in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.- 6. The African Union and Conflict in Sudan's Darfur Region.- 7. Conflict Resolution in Africa.- 8. Africa and the European Union.- 9. Toward Addressing the African Condition: The Lessons.

About the author

George Klay Kieh, Jr. is Professor of Political Science at the University of West Georgia, USA.

Summary

This book examines the twin critical processes of state-building and nation-building in Africa and the confluence of major domestic and global issues that shape them. The book covers topics such as the expansive role of non-governmental organizations, the growing influence of charismatic Pentecostalism, ethnic conflicts in East Africa, the failure of the African Union’s peacekeeping efforts in Sudan’s Darfur region, and Africa's expanding relations with the European Union. It combines discussion of these frontier issues shaping contemporary African society with analysis from leading policy experts.

Product details

• Assisted by: George Klay Kieh (Editor), Jr. Kieh (Editor), Georg Klay Kieh Jr (Editor), George Klay Kieh Jr (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319842370
• ISBN: 978-3-31-984237-0
• No. of pages: 265
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 211 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 374 g
• Illustrations: XV, 265 p.
• Series: African Histories and Modernities
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Afrika, B, Afrikanische Geschichte, Peace, Conflict Studies, Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Africa, Entwicklungsstudien, International Relations, Political Science and International Studies, Economic development, African History, African Politics, Development Studies, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Africa—Politics and government, Africa—History, Peace and Conflict Studies