03724nam a22005655i 4500 978-3-031-50426-6 DE-He213 20251030111419.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240207s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031504266 978-3-031-50426-6 10.1007/978-3-031-50426-6 doi JF20-2112 JPQ bicssc POL028000 bisacsh JPQ thema Fiseha, Assefa. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 70725 Federalism, Devolution and Cleavages in Africa [electronic resource] / by Assefa Fiseha. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XVIII, 449 p. 3 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Federalism and Internal Conflicts, 2946-5389 1. The Nation State, Normative Assumptions and Rival Nationalisms -- 2. Federations: Main Features -- 3. Federations and Second Chambers -- 4. Federalism, Devolution and Territorially Based Cleavages in Africa: Does Institutional Design Matter? -- 5. Devolution and Transition in Sudan -- 6. Constitutional adjudication and Constitutional Governance -- 7. Conclusion. 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. Assefa Fiseha is Professor of Law and Governance at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. Political science. 58714 Africa Politics and government. 67669 Peace. 60021 Comparative government. 67598 Governance and Government. African Politics. 67671 Peace and Conflict Studies. 68596 Comparative Politics. 60386 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031504259 Printed edition: 9783031504273 Printed edition: 9783031504280 Federalism and Internal Conflicts, 2946-5389 70726 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50426-6 ZDB-2-POS ZDB-2-SXPI 57527 57527