ISBN:
9781509545612
,
9781509545605
Language:
English
Pages:
xii, 217 Seiten
,
Illustration
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als National identity and state formation in Africa
DDC:
320.96
Keywords:
Self-determination, National
;
National characteristics, African
;
Africa Politics and government
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Afrika
;
Staat
;
Entstehung
;
Nationalbewusstsein
Abstract:
This book examines how the interplay between globalization and the assertion of local identities is reshaping the political landscape of Africa. While defending their values against external forces, people simultaneously - and paradoxically - use the interconnectivity of global networks to maximize their particular interests. Focusing on the relation between national identity and state formation, the authors explore the far-reaching consequences of these contradictory dynamics. Although Africa shares many common trends with other parts of the world, it also displays distinctive features. A region characterized by the increased mobility of people, goods and ideas challenges some conventional assumptions of statecraft and also highlights the advantages of federalism - not merely as a constitutional option, but as a pragmatic device for managing diversity and holding fragile states together. The book further explores emerging types of state formation in the same political space, as exemplified by the combination of elements of a kingdom, an independent state and a national power base in the province of KwaZulu-Natal and the careful crafting of an alternative state within a state by the Solidarity Movement in South Africa.
Abstract:
Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction: Identity, Networks and State Formation in Africa / Manuel Castells and Bernard Lategan -- Mobility, Globalisation and the Policing of Citizenship and Belonging in the 21st Century / Francis B. Nyamnjoh -- Federalism in Africa / Eghosa E. Osaghae -- National Identity and State Formation: The Case of the Former UN Trust Territory of the British Southern Cameroons / Carlson Anyangwe -- The Secession of Eritrea from Ethiopia: A Historical Profile / Bahru Zewde -- National Identity of Sudan and the Emergence of South Sudan / Samson S. Wassara -- A New Kind of State for the Nation? Civil Society Mobilisation and White Minority Identity Politics in Post-apartheid South Africa / Danelle van Zyl-Hermann -- Reimagining the Sporting Nation: Negotiating Identity and Globalisation Amongst 'Coloured' Supporters of the New Zealand Rugby Team / Marizanne and Albert Grundlingh -- The Persistence of Ethnic Identities in KwaZulu-Natal / Jabulani Sithole -- Identity-based Conflict in KwaZulu-Natal: Current State and Future Prospects / Mary de Haas -- Rethinking Mobility, States, Borders and Identity: Some Concluding Remarks / Bernard Lategan.
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 189-204, Register
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