Overview
- Provides a ground-breaking comparative study of multilevel governance systems in Africa
- Details the origins, design and performance of the five major federal and devolved states on the continent
- Proposes reforms designed to address social divides and conflicts linked to dysfunctional federalism and devolution
Part of the book series: Federalism and Internal Conflicts (FEINCO)
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This book explores the relationship between federalism, social divides and conflict in African countries. It details the origins, design and performance of major federal and quasi-federal states to assess their performance and propose new methods for managing these divides. Drawing on evidence from countries such as Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, the book examines the nature and causes of ethnonationalism, mobilisation and confrontation with the nation state.
The book is a comprehensive treatment of the five major federal and devolved systems in Africa. It explains their origin, design and operation, and assesses their performance. More importantly, the book explains the distinct nature of federal and devolved systems in the Global South. Federal and devolved systems in Africa cannot be understood in isolation from the nature of state power on the continent. The book explains the impact of unregulated state power on the dynamics of federal and devolved systemsin Africa. Federalism and devolution have not failed but have been betrayed – both in the past and the present – in serving as a venue for accommodation, intergovernmental bargaining and negotiated reform.
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Assefa Fiseha is Professor of Law and Governance at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Federalism, Devolution and Cleavages in Africa
Authors: Assefa Fiseha
Series Title: Federalism and Internal Conflicts
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50426-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-50425-9Published: 08 February 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-50428-0Due: 10 March 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-50426-6Published: 07 February 2024
Series ISSN: 2946-5370
Series E-ISSN: 2946-5389
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 449
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Governance and Government, African Politics, International Relations, Comparative Politics