This three-volume encyclopedia is the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource on African politics ever produced. In over 100 peer-reviewed entries, readers will find authoritative overviews of the key methodologies and approaches, as well as all of the major topics in African politics, one of the fastest growing and most dynamic areas of political science.
Under the editorial directorship of Nic Cheeseman and associate editors Rita Abrahamsen, Gilbert M. Khadiagala, Peace A. Medie, Rachel Beatty Riedl, and Etienne Smith, the Oxford Encyclopedia of African Politics brings together world-leading researchers from Africa, the United States, and Europe. The Encyclopedia features cutting-edge articles on a remarkably broad range of topics, and particular areas of strength include: political institutions; identity politics and the significance of ethnicity and religion; the African state and its strengths and weaknesses; development politics; economic policy and management; ideas and ideologies; international relations and regional politics; conflict, violence, and civil war; political and social movements; media and political communication; elections and democracy; research methods and approaches; and ethics and the politics of research.
Each piece is clearly written and provides a concise summary of the state of the art before drawing on new ideas and evidence to push the debate forward. The volume is therefore essential reading for all who seek to understand core and emerging topics within the vast and growing literature on African politics.
"Activism of Political Parties in Africa by George M. Bob-Milliar African Agency in International Politics by Jonathan Fisher The African Union: Successes and Failures by Thomas Kwasi Tieku Aid, Political Conditionality, and Other International Efforts to Support Democracy in Africa by Christine Hackenesch Autochthony, Belonging, and Xenophobia in Africa by Peter Geschiere Boko Haram and the Global War on Terror by Abimbola O. Adesoji Border Politics in Africa by Paul Nugent The Capacity of Decentralization to Promote Democracy and Development in Africa by Amy R. Poteete Central Africa: Regional Politics and Dynamics by Andreas Mehler The Challenges of Making Research Collaboration in Africa More Equitable by Susan Dodsworth Change and Continuity in African Electoral Politics Since Multipartyism by Jaimie Bleck and Nicolas van de Walle Changing Patterns of Political Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa by Kate M. Carter and Scott Straus China and Political Governance in Africa by Ian Taylor China's Economic Impact on Africa by David H. Shinn Citizenship Law as the Foundation for Political Participation in Africa by Bronwen Manby Colonial Rule and Its Political Legacies in Africa by Amanda Lea Robinson Communication Technology and African Politics by Sharath Srinivasan and Stephanie Diepeveen Comparative Analysis in African Politics by Goran Hyden Conceptualizing Militias in Africa by Rebecca Tapscott Constitutions and Constitutional Reforms in African Politics by Muna Ndulo Corruption in African Politics by Tom Lodge Decolonizing the University in Africa by Francis B. Nyamnjoh Democracy and the Question of Its Feasibility in Africa by Mamoudou Gazibo Democracy Promotion in Africa by Oda van Cranenburgh The Democratic Dividend: Public Spending and Education Under Multipartyism by Robin Harding Democratic Rollback in Africa by Lise Rakner Development Trajectories in Africa by Richard E. Mshomba Diasporas and the Transnationalization of African Politics by Terrence Lyons East Africa: Regional Politics and Dynamics by Walter O. Oyugi and Jimmy Ochieng Election Campaigns and Political Mobilization in Africa by Dan Paget Electoral Violence and Political Competition in Africa by Liisa Laakso Environmental Governance and the (Re-)Making of the African State by Maano Ramutsindela and Bram Büscher Experimental Research in African Politics by George Kwaku Ofosu Federalism and Regional Politics in Africa by Asnake Kefale Globalization and Regionalism in Africa by Pádraig Carmody The Globalization of Protest in Africa by Marie-Emmanuelle Pommerolle Governing Africa's Seas in the Neoliberal Era by Tarik Dahou and Brenda Chalfin The Great Lakes in Africa: Regional Politics and Dynamics by Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka Hegemonic Political Regimes in Africa by Joshua B. Rubongoya Historical Approaches to African Politics by Steven Pierce HIV and AIDS in Africa: Global Politics and Domestic Consequences by Alan Whiteside The Horn of Africa: Regional Politics and Dynamics by Christopher Clapham Ideas and Political Mobilization in Africa by Anne Heffernan Industrial Policy and Development in Africa by Lindsay Whitfield The International Criminal Court in Africa and the Politics of International Justice by Phil Clark International Relations in Africa in Theory and Practice by Timothy M. Shaw Interviews as a Means to Understand (and Silence) Contemporary Africa and Its Voices by Patrycja Stys The Judiciary and the Rule of Law in Africa by Charlotte Heyl Land Grabs: The Politics of the Land Rush Across Africa by Pauline Peters Land-Related Conflict and Electoral Politics in Africa by Catherine Boone Liberation Movements in Power in Africa by Roger Southall Managing Ethnicity in African Politics by Christof Hartmann Migrants and Refugees in Africa by Aderanti Adepoju The Military in African Politics by Maggie Dwyer Nationalism in African Politics by Sara Rich Dorman Non-State Policing in Africa by S. J. Cooper-Knock Oil and the International Politics of the African State by Cyril Obi Organized Crime and Criminal Networks in Africa by Mark Shaw and Tuesday Reitano Party Systems in Africa by Matthias Basedau Peacebuilding Initiatives in Africa by Paul Jackson Piracy and Maritime Security in Africa by Jatin Dua The Political Barriers to Development in Africa by Paul Collier Political Competition Beyond Ethnic Politics in Africa by Dominika Koter The Political Economy of War and Violence in Africa: A Hegelian and Marxist Interpretation by Patience Kabamba Political Exclusion in Africa by Brian Klaas Political Parties and Political Economy in Africa's Democracies, 1990-2018 by M. Anne Pitcher Political Parties and Regime Outcomes in Multiparty Africa by Adrienne LeBas The Political Role of the African Middle Class: The Over-Politicization of an Elusive Category by Dominique Darbon Political Song in Africa by Liz Gunner The Politics of African Literature by David Attwell The Politics of Language Education in Africa by Russell H. Kaschula and Michael M. Kretzer The Politics of Pentecostalism in Africa by John F. McCauley The Politics of Public Broadcasters in Africa by Corinna Arndt Populist Politics in Africa by Danielle Resnick The Possibility of Developmental States in Africa by Ellen Hillbom Postcolonial Approaches to the Study of African Politics by Grace Adeniyi Ogunyankin Power Sharing as a Strategy to Resolve Political Crises in Africa by Michael Bratton and Peter Penar Prisons in Africa by Jeremy Sarkin The Problems of Economic Data in Africa by Morten Jerven The Prospects and Challenges of Pan-Africanism by Toyin Falola and Chukwuemeka Agbo Queer Activism in Africa by Ellie Gore Radio as a Political Medium in Africa by Harri Englund Reconsidering African Elections by Carolien van Ham and Staffan Lindberg Responses to Economic Crisis in Africa by Peter M. Lewis Revisiting the African Renaissance by Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni The Rise of ""Peaceocracy"" in Africa by Gabrielle Lynch The Rise of the African Legislature? by Ken Opalo The Sahel: Regional Politics and Dynamics by Sebastian Elischer The Separation of Powers in African Constitutionalism by Charles Manga Fombad Slum Politics in Africa by Jacqueline M. Klopp and Jeffrey W. Paller Social Capital and Democracy in Africa by Richard Asante Social Media and Elections in Africa by Iginio Gagliardone Southern Africa: Regional Politics and Dynamics by Stephen Chan Sovereignty as a Resource and Curse in Africa by Pierre Englebert Sport and Politics in Africa by Michelle Sikes State Formation and Conflict in Africa by Didier Péclard The Structure and Performance of African Electoral Commissions by Jørgen Elklit Surveys and Their Use in Understanding African Public Opinion by Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz Tax, Politics, and the Social Contract in Africa by Wilson Prichard Trade Union Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa by Nick Bernards Traditional Institutions of Governance in Africa by Kidane Mengisteab Traditional Leaders and Development in Africa by Lauren Honig Trust and Social Relations in African Politics by Dominic Burbidge Understanding and Deploying the Political Settlement Framework in Africa by Hazel Gray Welfare Politics in Africa by Jeremy Seekings Women, Equality, and Citizenship in Contemporary Africa by Robtel Neajai Pailey Women's Political Movements and Civil Society in Africa by Aili Mari Tripp Youth Politics in Africa by Ransford Edward Van Gyampo and Nana Akua Anyidoho Zimbabwe: Regional Politics and Dynamics by Brian Raftopoulos"
Nic Cheeseman is Professor of Democracy and International Development at the University of Birmingham and was formerly the Director of the African Studies Centre at the University of Oxford. He mainly works on democracy, elections, and development and has conducted fieldwork in numerous African countries, including Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The articles that he has published based on this research have won a number of prizes, including the GIGA award for the best article in comparative area studies (2013) and the Frank Cass Award for the best article in democratization (2015). Professor Cheeseman is also the author or editor of ten books, including Democracy in Africa (2015), Institutions and Democracy in Africa (2017), How to Rig an Election (2018), and Coalitional Presidentialism in Comparative Perspective (2018). In addition, he is a former editor of the journal African Affairs and an advisor to and writer for Kofi Annan's African Progress Panel. In recognition of this academic and public contribution, the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom awarded him the prestigious Joni Lovenduski Prize for outstanding professional achievement by a midcareer scholar in 2019. A frequent commentator on African and global events, Professor Cheeseman's analysis has appeared in the Economist, Le Monde, the Financial Times, Newsweek, the Washington Post, the New York Times, the BBC, and the Daily Nation, and he writes a regular column for the Mail & Guardian. In total, his articles have been read over a million times. Many of his interviews and insights can be found on the website that he founded and co-edits, www.democracyinafrica.org.
