Traditional Institutions in Contemporary African Governance

List of contents

1. Institutional Fragmentation in Africa and its implications

2. Leadership Structures and Adherence Levels of Traditional Institutions

3. Traditional Institutions of Governance in a democratic South Africa

4. Traditional Institutions of the Booranaa and the Nuer in Ethiopia

5. Traditional Institutions in Somaliland

6. Traditional Institutions of the Gurage People

7. Traditional Institutions of the Meru, Pokot, and Mijikenda Communities in Kenya

8. Eritrea’s Experience in Reconciling the Formal and Traditional Institutions in Its judicial system

9. The relevance of Lesotho’s chieftainship system to contemporary governance

10. "Civil Chieftaincy" in African Governance

11. Relevance of Traditional Institutions and How they might be Reconciled with the Formal Institutions

12. Conclusion: Lessons Learned and Policy Implications

About the author

Kidane Mengisteab is Professor of African Studies and Political Science at Pennsylvania State University, USA.

Gerard Hagg is a ‎Chief Research Specialist at the Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa.

Summary

This book examines why traditional institutions have remained entrenched, what the socioeconomic implications of fragmented institutional systems are, and whether they facilitate or impede democratization. The contributors investigate the organizational structure of traditional leaders, the level of adherence of the traditional systems, how

Product details

• Assisted by: Kidane Mengisteab (Editor), Gerard Hagg (Editor), Mengisteab Kidane (Editor), Hagg Gerard (Editor)
• Authors: Kidane Hagg Mengisteab, Kidane Mengisteab, Gerard Hagg
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.12.2019
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)
• EAN: 9780367886226
• ISBN: 978-0-367-88622-6
• Pages: 236
• Series: African Governance
• Subjects: USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Politics & government, Political structure & processes, Regional Studies, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Regional Geography, Political structure and processes, Customary Law, South Sudan, African governance, African political systems, conflict resolution Africa, Younger Men, traditional institutions, Local Government Act, Basotho Nation, traditional economic systems, Formal Courts, institutional dualism, gender roles traditional societies, chieftaincy structures, traditional authority and modern governance, Formal Institutional System, Women’s Affairs Office, Pokot Communities, Traditional Judicial System, Institutional Reconciliation, Africa’s Governance, Gadaa System, Gurage Traditional, Government Court System, African Traditional Institutions, Chieftaincy Systems, Chieftainship Institution, Gurage Society