ISBN:
9781137329691
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (651 p)
Series Statement:
Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity
Series Statement:
Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity Ser.
Parallel Title:
Print version Preventing Violent Conflict in Africa : Inequalities, Perceptions and Institutions
DDC:
303.60967
Keywords:
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Abstract:
〈p 〉A global cast of contributors explore ways to prevent violent conflict by addressing political subjectivity and comparing patterns of horizontal inequalities and political institutions in Africa
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Foreword by Sadako Ogata; Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction: Disentangling the Linkages between Horizontal Inequalities and Political Institutions; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 HIs and violent conflict; 1.3 HIs, perceptions and political institutions: A framework of analysis; 1.4 Structure of this book; 2 Comparing Political Institutions: Institutional Choice and Conflict Prevention in Africa; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Defining political institutions; 2.3 Elements of PD and PC institutions
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2.4 Mapping political institutions in Africa2.5 Plural pathways towards sustainable democracy?; 2.6 Conclusion; 3 'Twin Countries' with Contrasting Institutions: Post-Conflict State-Building in Rwanda and Burundi; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Configuration of identity groups; 3.3 Horizontal inequalities; 3.4 Post-conflict institutional choices and their backgrounds; 3.5 Institutions and political power: How do the institutions work?; 3.6 Popular perceptions; 3.7 Conclusion: Implications for conflict prevention
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4 Horizontal Inequalities, Ethnic Politics and Violent Conflict: The Contrasting Experiences of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Côte d'Ivoire: From Ivorian miracle to civil war; 4.3 Ghana: Living with diversity; 4.4 Some conclusions; 5 Beyond Ad hoc Power-Sharing: Comparing South Africa and Zimbabwe; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Historical evolution of HIs in South Africa and Zimbabwe; 5.3 Contemporary political transitions in South Africa and Zimbabwe; 5.4 Popular perceptions in South Africa and Zimbabwe; 5.5 Conclusion: Institutional choice and development
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6 Is Ethnic Autonomy Compatible with a Unitary State? The Case of Uganda and Tanzania6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Formation of identity groups in Uganda and Tanzania; 6.3 Socioeconomic horizontal inequalities; 6.4 Political processes and the choice of political institutions; 6.5 What interview surveys reveal; 6.6 Conclusion; 7 The Politics of Identity, Horizontal Inequalities and Conflict in Kenya; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Configuration of Kenyan society; 7.3 Horizontal inequalities; 7.4 Politics: Processes, institutions and policies; 7.5 The 2008 post-election violence
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7.6 Perceptions of ethnicity and inequality in Kenya7.7 The new constitution and prospects for preventing future conflicts; 8 Managing Horizontal Inequalities and Violent Conflicts in Nigeria; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Configurations of identity; 8.3 Horizontal inequalities between identity groups; 8.4 Political process and institutional choice; 8.5 How political institutions and policies work; 8.6 Popular perceptions; 8.7 Concluding remarks; 9 The Relationship between Objective and Subjective Horizontal Inequalities: Evidence from Five African Countries; 9.1 Introduction
Description / Table of Contents:
9.2 Why objective and subjective inequalities may differ
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