Governance and the crisis of rule in contemporary Africa : leadership in transformation / edited by Ebenezer Obadare and Wale Adebanwi.
This volume advances the discussions of leadership in Africa's specific history, culture, economy, and politics. The book promotes an understanding of leadership and its paradoxes and illuminates the conditions under which political leadership has been produced, and how those conditions have sh...
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| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan,
2016.
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| Series: | African histories and modernities.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Governance and the Unending Search for Leadership in African Politics; Part I Postcolonial and Decolonial Philosophies of Leadership; 2 Nelson Mandela and the Politics of Life; 3 Obafemi Awolowo: Knowledge, Leadership, Governance; 4 Julius Nyerere: Leadership Insights for Contemporary Challenges; Part II Nation-Building and the Question of Rule; 5 Jomo Kenyatta: War, Land, and Politics in Kenya.
- 6 Leadership, Nation, and Subjectivity in Cameroon: Ahidjo's "Citizenization" and Biya's "Autochthonization" in Comparative Perspectives7 Factionalism and Robert Mugabe's Leadership in Zimbabwe; 8 Ahmadu Bello and the Challenges of Nation-Building in Nigeria; Part III Power, Governance, and Non-State Leadership; 9 The Evolution of Insurgent Leadership in Africa; 10 Democratic Leadership, Religious Values, and Social Justice: Examining the Ethical Dimensions of Anti-Gay Legislation in Africa; 11 Social Transformation and Military Leadership: The Nigerian Army and Fourth Generation Wars.
- 12 Olusola Saraki, Charismatic Leadership, and Patron-Client Relations in Modern IlorinList of Contributors; Index.