"Some argue that the territorial boundaries of African countries, having largely survived the transition to independence, are now like a poorly tailored suit: It does not fit in many places but African leaders have by and large accepted that they and their societies must somehow try to wear it....

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Main Author:	Zeller, Wolfgang 1969- (Author)
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	Helsinki Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Helsinki 2015
Series:	Publications of the Department of Political and Economic Studies 20 (2015) : Development studies
Subjects:	Grenzgebiet Uganda Sambia Namibia Staat Südsudan Hochschulschrift
Online Access:	Volltext http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-10-9155-1
Summary:	"Some argue that the territorial boundaries of African countries, having largely survived the transition to independence, are now like a poorly tailored suit: It does not fit in many places but African leaders have by and large accepted that they and their societies must somehow try to wear it. But has history stood still since independence? What is the everyday reality of those who live with these inherited colonial boundaries today? This dissertation investigates how competing claims of territory, authority and citizenship are negotiated between state representatives and residents in the Namibia-Zambia and Uganda-South Sudan borderlands. It asks: What kinds of governance regimes result from these negotiations? ..."
Physical Description:	68 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:	952109155X 9789521091544