Constitutions and Conflict Management in Africa: Preventing Civil War Through Institutional Design

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2015

Constitutions and Conflict Management in Africa

Preventing Civil War Through Institutional Design

Edited by: Alan J. Kuperman

In the series National and Ethnic Conflict in the 21st Century

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812290332

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About this book

Presenting the first database of constitutional design in all African countries, and seven original case studies, Constitutions and Conflict Management in Africa explores the types of domestic political institutions that can buffer societies from destabilizing changes that otherwise increase the risk of violence.

Author / Editor information

Alan J. Kuperman is Associate Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin.

Reviews

"[Constitutions and Conflict Management in Africa] fills a gap in the market as there are relatively few sophisticated analyses of African constitutional design and its relationship with conflict management. Lawyers, political scientists, and anyone interested in international affairs and in how peace can finally be attained on the African continent, will greatly benefit from reading this outstanding collection."—International Journal of Constitutional Law

"Based on careful case studies and new data, this excellent volume reflects an important new set of ideas relating to constitutional design and conflict."—Terrence Lyons, George Mason University

"Alan Kuperman and his colleagues have brought us a most sophisticated study of the impact of constitutional design on conflict management in AFrica. Their insights are equally relevant to other parts of the world."—Ethnopolitics

"The careful process-tracing and close analyses in most chapters are among the volume's strengths and should make it of interest to scholars in diverse areas of the discipline."—Perspectives on Politics

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
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1. Designing Constitutions to Reduce Domestic Conflict Alan J. Kuperman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
ACCOMMODATION IS RISKY
2. Burundi: Institutionalizing Ethnicity to Bridge the Ethnic Divide Filip Reyntjens Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
3. Kenya: Gradual Pluralization Fails to Buffer Shocks Gilbert M. Khadiagala Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
4. Nigeria: Devolution to Mitigate Conflict in the Niger Delta Eghosa E. Osaghae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
5. Sudan: “Successful” Constitutional Reform Spurs Localized Violence Karly Kupferberg and Stefan Wolff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
INTEGRATION CAN WORK
6. Ghana: The Complements of Successful Centralization: Checks, Balances, and Informal Accommodation Justin Orlando Frosini Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
7. Senegal: The Limits of Hyper- Centralization I. William Zartman, Hillary Thomas-Lake and Arame Tall Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
8. Zimbabwe: The Unintended Consequences of Authoritarian Institutions Andrew Reynolds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	158
APPLYING THE LESSONS
9. Africa’s Domestic Institutions of Integration and Accommodation: A New Database Eli Poupko Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
10. Rethinking Constitutional Reform for Democracy and Stability Alan J. Kuperman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	226
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
List of Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 304
Illustrations
- Other: 22 illus.
Keywords: Political Science; Public Policy; Middle Eastern Studies; African Studies; Asian Studies; Human Rights; Law

eBook

Published: June 29, 2015
ISBN: 9780812290332