Information on "Political Ideologies and Doctrines" and "Eastern Africa"
February 2013
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Feb 2013
Tracking Islamist Militia and Rebel Groups
Author: Caitriona Dowd
Publisher: Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) Program
This brief outlines the geography of Islamist militancy on the African continent and provides an analysis of commonalities and differences across distinct militant Islamist groups. More on «Tracking Islamist Militia and Rebel Groups»
January 2013
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Jan 2013
What Accounts for Opposition Party Strength?
Author: Anna Katharina Wolkenhauer
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
This paper sheds light on the differences in party system development within Sub-Saharan Africa. More on «What Accounts for Opposition Party Strength?»
November 2012
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Nov 2012
Pre-Colonial Political Centralization and Contemporary Development in Uganda
Author: Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay, Elliot Green
Publisher: Afrobarometer
The paper tests the hypothesis that pre-colonial political centralization has had a positive impact on contemporary levels of development within Africa at the sub-national level for Uganda. More on «Pre-Colonial Political Centralization and Contemporary Development in Uganda» -
Nov 2012
Al-Qaida - The Potency of an Idea
Author: Paul Rogers
Publisher: Oxford Research Group (ORG)
This brief analyzes multiple developments, which point to a larger-scale renaissance of the al-Qaida vision. More on «Al-Qaida - The Potency of an Idea»
October 2012
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Oct 2012
CTC Sentinel 5 (10)
Author: Jacob Zenn, Samuel Logan, Christopher Anzalone, Fredrick Nzes, Jacob Aasland Ravndal, James Denselow
Publisher: Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)
This issue examines the expansion of Boko Haram's operations in Northwest Nigeria, the future of Los Zetas after the death of its leader Heriberto Lazcano, and Al-Shabab’s East African Recruitment. More on «CTC Sentinel 5 (10)»
June 2012
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Jun 2012
CTC Sentinel 5 (6)
Author: Christopher Swift, John P Sullivan, Adam Elkus, Christopher Anzalone, Andrew Zammit, James Brandon, Lorenzo Vidino, Zachary Abuza
Publisher: Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)
This issue of CTC Sentinel addresses the national security struggle for Yemen, transnational drug trafficking organizations in the Americas, the Somali insurgent-jihadist movement al-Shabab, an Australian support network for a Somali insurgency, nati... More on «CTC Sentinel 5 (6)»
January 2012
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2012
Integrating Traditional and Modern Conflict Resolution
Author: Martha Mutisi, Ashad Sentongo, Andrea Bartoli, Kwesi Sansculotte-Greenidge, Demessie Fantaye, Abdullahi Osman El-Tom, Salomé Bronkhorst
Publisher: African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
This issue highlights the role of traditional institutions in conflict resolution and post-conflict reconstruction in Africa. More on «Integrating Traditional and Modern Conflict Resolution» -
2012
Africa Spectrum, Vol 47, No 2-3
Author: Mareike Schomerus, Kristof Titeca, Vishwas Satgar, Francis B Nyamnjoh, Bruce Whitehouse, Sten Hagberg, Gabriella Körling, Sverker Finnström, Roman Loimeier, Akin Iwilade, Konrad Czernichowski, Dominik Kopiński, Andrzej Polus, Jeannett Martin, Laetitia Wayaffe, Raluca Perneş, Henning Melber, Stef Vandeginste, Matthijs Bogaards
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) / Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation / Hamburg University Press
This double issue addresses current themes on the African continent in terms of regional conflict and transition. More on «Africa Spectrum, Vol 47, No 2-3»
October 2011
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Oct 2011
Diversity, Unity, and Nation Building in South Sudan
Author: Jok Madut Jok
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This report focuses on how the new state will manage its cultural diversity with a view to bringing all its ethnic nationalities together, forming a national identity that can reduce the level of suspicion and ethnicity-based political rivalry. More on «Diversity, Unity, and Nation Building in South Sudan»
July 2011
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21 Jul 2011
Mark Duffield on Human (In)Security, Liberal Interventionism and Aid Compounds
Author: Mark Duffield
Publisher: Theory Talks
In this talk, Mark Duffield examines why Western aid, which goes back as far as the colonial 'civilizing mission' in Africa, has not led to substantial development. More on «Mark Duffield on Human (In)Security, Liberal Interventionism and Aid Compounds»
