African conflicts and Informal Power Big Men and Networks

• Muut tekijät: Utas, Mats (Toimittaja)
• Aineistotyyppi: Elektroninen Kirjan osa
• Kieli: englanti
• Julkaistu: Uppsala; London The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) 2012
• Sarja: Africa Now
• Aiheet: Anthropology; Africa; Conflicts; Foreign intervention; Dispute settlement; International politics; International relations; State; Local government; Political power; Informal sector; Case studies; Peacebuilding; Post-conflict reconstruction
• Linkit: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In the aftermath of an armed conflict in Africa, the international community both produces and demands from local partners a variety of blueprints for reconstructing state and society. The aim is to re-formalize the state after what is viewed as a period of fragmentation. In reality, African economi...