Power sharing in african politics book

Powersharing has been widely used in africa over the past two decades as a formula for managing political conflicts and crises. Power sharing and inclusive politics in africas uncertain. Amid a growing literature emphasizing inclusive governance in multiethnic societies, two early works continue to stand out. Living on the brink of disaster in mobutus congo by michela wrong, long walk to freedo. Such inclusive government has been attempted in some.

Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Ethnic politics and state power in africa by philip roessler. Choose a case study sudan, nigeria, rwanda or cotedivoire to discuss the ethnic factor in the countrys politics. Moving between indepth case studies of sudan and the democratic republic of the congo based on years of field work and statistical analyses of powersharing, coups and civil war across subsaharan africa, the book serves as an exemplar of the benefits of mixed methods research for theorybuilding and testing in comparative politics. Democracy and governance in africa democratization in. Download citation power sharing and inclusive politics in africas uncertain. Employing data on the ethnicity of cabinet ministers since independence, we show that african ruling coalitions are surprisingly large and that political power is. Is sharing power an appropriate alternative to this uncertain political environment. Examining this variation in the context of nigerias pluralistic northcentral region, this book finds support for a new theory of powersharing. Join author philip roessler for a talk on his book, ethnic politics and state power in africa. Its focus on the importance of rulers bargaining over state power as a source of con. Politics and influence in organizations by jeffrey pfeffer, the power broker. Political instability in africa where the problem lies and.

Is african politics characterized by concentrated power in the hands of a narrow group ethnically determined that then fluctuates from one extreme to another via frequent coups. The legacy of power sharing in kenya openedition books. By placing ethnic politics and the shadow of coups at the core of rulers strategies for political survival in africa, the book adds significant depth to our understanding of african politics. In this context, africa has seen its freedom heroes turn into dictators, while plunder of natural resources, politics of exclusion and. Discover the best african politics in best sellers. The development advisory committee of the organization for economic cooperation and development is on record in support of participatory development, which includes democratization, improved governance, and human rights. Led by odi, the africa power and politics programme appp was a consortium research programme bringing together researchers in both anglophone and francophone africa as. Brattons comparative approach to zimbabwes powersharing experience makes his book a mustread for all students seeking to better understand the role of political settlements in political transitions not only in zimbabwe, but in other parts of africa. Political institutions, autocracy, power sharing, africa, economic. It finds that communities are less likely to fall prey to a divisive narrative of religious difference where local leaders informally agreed to abide by an inclusive, local government powersharing arrangement. Powersharing has been applied throughout the african continent to deal with division at large, and enable opposing parties to share political. Powersharing agreements have been widely used in africa as paths out of civil war. Nigeria, sudan and rwanda in african development by r. Religion, violence, and local powersharing in nigeria.