National identity and state formation in Africa:

This book examines how the interplay between globalization and the assertion of local identities is reshaping the political landscape of Africa. While defending their values against external forces, people simultaneously - and paradoxically - use the interconnectivity of global networks to maximize...

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Weitere Verfasser: Castells, Manuel 1942- (HerausgeberIn), Lategan, Bernard C. 1938- (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA Polity Press 2021
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Zusammenfassung:This book examines how the interplay between globalization and the assertion of local identities is reshaping the political landscape of Africa. While defending their values against external forces, people simultaneously - and paradoxically - use the interconnectivity of global networks to maximize their particular interests. Focusing on the relation between national identity and state formation, the authors explore the far-reaching consequences of these contradictory dynamics. Although Africa shares many common trends with other parts of the world, it also displays distinctive features. A region characterized by the increased mobility of people, goods and ideas challenges some conventional assumptions of statecraft and also highlights the advantages of federalism - not merely as a constitutional option, but as a pragmatic device for managing diversity and holding fragile states together. The book further explores emerging types of state formation in the same political space, as exemplified by the combination of elements of a kingdom, an independent state and a national power base in the province of KwaZulu-Natal and the careful crafting of an alternative state within a state by the Solidarity Movement in South Africa
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 189-204, Register
Beschreibung:xii, 217 Seiten
ISBN:9781509545612
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