African conflicts and Informal Power Big Men and Networks

• अन्य लेखक: Utas, Mats (संपादक)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: Uppsala; London The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) 2012
• श्रृंखला: Africa Now
• विषय: Anthropology; Africa; Conflicts; Foreign intervention; Dispute settlement; International politics; International relations; State; Local government; Political power; Informal sector; Case studies; Peacebuilding; Post-conflict reconstruction
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: 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...