Search Results for: Identity Citizenship And Political Conflict In Africa

“Engaging…detailed with current information about the situation in many African countries.” —African Studies Quarterly Reflecting on the processes of na

In this revealing new book, Bøås and Dunn explore the phenomenon of 'autochthony' - literally ‘son of the soil’ - in African politics. In contemporary Afr

This collection of essays critically interrogates the internal dimensions of the identity and citizenship crises at the root of the political crises of states i

The 2011 split of Sudan and the conflicts that have followed make it a case of ongoing significance for understanding state-building in Africa. Examining both t

Who belongs to the nation? How is citizenship defined? And why have such identities become so politically explosive in recent years? This book explores the inst