Intervention and Transnationalism in Africa: Global-Local Networks of Power / Edition 1

by Thomas Callaghy, Ronald Kassimir, Robert Latham

Overview

This book examines the relationship between global and local politics in Africa. As well as feeling the impact of globalization, Africa has been increasingly subject to external interventions - political, economic and military. Comprising chapters by area specialists, political scientists and anthropologists, the book analyzes the forms of power, authority and governance which have emerged as international influences have grown. It will be of interest to students of comparative politics, sociology and international relations, as well as African studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521001410
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/20/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	338
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 8.98(h) x 1.02(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction Robert Latham, Ronald Kassimir and Thomas Callaghy; Part I. Historical Dimensions and Conceptual Frameworks: 2. Networks, moral discourse and history Frederick Cooper; 3. Defining transboundary connections: international arenas, translocal networks and transterritorial deployments Robert Latham; 4. Producing local politics: governance, representation and non-state organization in Africa Ronald Kassimir; Part II. Transboundary Networks, States and Civil Societies: 5. Networks and governance in Africa: innovation in debt regime Thomas Callaghy; 6. When networks blind: human rights and politics in Kenya Hans Peter Schmitz; 7. Global, state and local intersections: a study of power, authority and conflict in the Niger Δ oil communities CyrilI Obi; Part III. Political Economies of Violence and Authority: 8. How sovereignty matters: global markets and political economy of local politics in weak studies William Reno; 9. Post-modern warfare in Sierra Leone? Recovering the local and social in global-local constructions of violence Paul Richards and Caspar Fithen; 10. New sovereigns? The frontiers of wealth creation and regulatory authority in the Chad Basin Janet Roitman; 11. Out of the shadows Carolyn Nordstrom; Part IV. Reflections: 12. Authority and interventions in world politics Michael Barnett; 13. Toward a new research agenda Ronald Kassimir and Robert Latham.

Editorial Reviews

"Intervention and Transnationalism in Africa brings original insights to bear on real world connections that have important consequences for African politics and international relations. The volume represents a significant contribution to the ongoing dialogue on these issues." Political Science Quarterly

"This volume analyzes 'transboundary formations' that link African localities with the external world. Such formations are produced when transboundary.... The volume makes compelling if difficult reading for those concerned with the impact of nonstate activities in Africa. Graduate level and above." Choice

"The book under review is a profoundly satisfying volume and deserves wide attention. This is a good book and deserves to be on the bookshelf of any serious Africanist. The chapters are admirable as stand-alone pieces that might be used in the classroom and the last chapter on a future research agenda should give many a graduate student inspiration and reflection." International Affairs

"...important...What makes this volume interesting is its self-conscious position at the nexus of comparative politics and international relations and often political economy as well." Perspectives on Politics

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