03982nam a22005655i 4500 978-3-031-72574-6 DE-He213 20251030113306.0 cr nn 008mamaa 241110s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031725746 978-3-031-72574-6 10.1007/978-3-031-72574-6 doi JQ1870-3981 JP bicssc 1H bicssc POL053000 bisacsh JP 1H thema Issaev, Leonid. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 74620 Federalism and Decentralization in Africa [electronic resource] : Globalization and Fragmentation in Territorial Arrangements / by Leonid Issaev, Andrey Zakharov. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XV, 215 p. 9 illus., 8 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, 2198-7270 Part I. African Experience of Federal Building: Historical Background -- Federalism and Colonialism: History, Practice and Lessons from Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland -- Federalism and Expansion: The Collapse of the Federal Experiment in Cameroon and Aftermath -- Part II. African Experience of Federal Building: Contemporaneity -- “The Black’s Man Burden”: The Nigerian Federation as a Paradox -- Forcing Union: The Federal Takeover of Eritrea in Historical Perspective -- Decentralization under Apartheid and Democracy: South Africa as a Unitary Federation -- The Comoros: An Island Federalism -- Part III. African Alternatives to Federalism: Decentralization of Unitary Contexts -- Clan Federalism in Somalia -- “The Kurds of Africa”: How the Tuaregs Were Left without Their Own State. This book examines the challenges and opportunities of administrative and territorial reconstruction in Africa from independence until the present time. In light of the rise of separatist movements in various African states and the ethnic, linguistic, and religious heterogeneity of many African societies, the book sheds new light on the fragmentation and decentralization of the African continent. The authors analyze the mechanisms, forms, and models of decentralization practiced today in Africa, taking into account both federalist and unitary experiences of decentralization, and discuss the potential of federalism to resolve conflicts within the continent. The generalizations made in the course of such an analysis can significantly enrich the current vision of the development of the African continent and its future prospects. The book will appeal to scholars and students of political science and African studies. Africa Politics and government. 67669 Economic development. 58075 Globalization. 58818 African Politics. 67671 Development Studies. 67851 Globalization. 58818 Zakharov, Andrey. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 87297 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031725739 Printed edition: 9783031725753 Printed edition: 9783031725760 Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, 2198-7270 67673 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72574-6 ZDB-2-POS ZDB-2-SXPI 64848 64848