Information on "Social Classes" and "Africa"
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February 2010
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Feb 2010
Nationalism, Urban Poverty and Identity in Maputo, Mozambique
Author: Jason Sumich
Publisher: Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC)
This paper examines the changing perceptions of Frelimo’s nationalist project amongst members of the middle class in Maputo, Mozambique’s capital. More on «Nationalism, Urban Poverty and Identity in Maputo, Mozambique»
December 2009
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Dec 2009
From Network to Class?
Author: France Bourgouin
Publisher: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
This paper looks at reasons why older notions of sociality such as culture, community or group have been replaced by the concept of networks, and asks what the analytical gains of this development might be. More on «From Network to Class?»
November 2009
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Nov 2009
Urban Politics, Conspiracy and Reform in Nampula, Mozambique
Author: Jason Sumich
Publisher: Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC)
This paper explores why the adoption of reforms that were supposed to 'rollback' the state in Mozambique in fact revitalized it, and Frelimo, the formerly socialist ruling party. More on «Urban Politics, Conspiracy and Reform in Nampula, Mozambique»
June 2008
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Jun 2008
Der Klient und sein Patron - oder warum man in Burkina Faso wählen geht
Author: Gian-Andrea Monsch
Publisher: Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS)
Dieser Artikel analysiert mittels einer vergleichenden Makroanalyse die unterschiedlich hohe Wahlbeteiligung in den 45 Provinzen von Burkina Faso anlässlich der Präsidentschaftswahlen vom 13. More on «Der Klient und sein Patron - oder warum man in Burkina Faso wählen geht»
December 2007
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Dec 2007
The Cleavage Model, Ethnicity and Voter Alignment in Africa
Author: Gero Erdmann
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
This paper refers to research on political parties and ethnicity, which has challenged the conventional wisdom about ethnicity as the major factor that explains voter alignment in Africa. More on «The Cleavage Model, Ethnicity and Voter Alignment in Africa»
September 2007
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Sep 2007
The Illegitimacy of Democracy? Democratisation and Alienation in Maputo, Mozambique
Author: Jason Sumich
Publisher: Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC)
This paper examines the effects of democratization in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. More on «The Illegitimacy of Democracy? Democratisation and Alienation in Maputo, Mozambique»
March 2007
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Mar 2007
Do No Harm: Aid, Weak Institutions, and the Missing Middle in Africa
Author: Nancy Birdsall
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This publication challenges the assumption that Africa is trapped by its poverty and that aid is necessary if Africa is to escape the trap. More on «Do No Harm: Aid, Weak Institutions, and the Missing Middle in Africa»
September 2004
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17 Sep 2004
Blood and Soil - Land, Politics and Conflict Prevention in Zimbabwe and South Africa
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher: International Crisis Group
This report analyzes land policy in South Africa and Zimbabwe and its political and economic context. More on «Blood and Soil - Land, Politics and Conflict Prevention in Zimbabwe and South Africa»
June 2004
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Jun 2004
Understanding the Legacies of Political Violence: An Examination of Political Conflict in Mpumalanga Township, Kwa-Zulu, South Africa
Author: Debby Bonnin
Publisher: Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC)
This paper explores the severe rupture that occurred in the politics of KwaZulu-Natal in the mid-1980s. More on «Understanding the Legacies of Political Violence: An Examination of Political Conflict in Mpumalanga Township, Kwa-Zulu, South Africa»
March 2004
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Mar 2004
Politics and the PRSP Approach: Uganda Case Study
Author: Laure-Hélène Piron, Andy Norton
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper assesses the political factors that explain an impressive pro-poor approach in Uganda. More on «Politics and the PRSP Approach: Uganda Case Study»
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