Power and Informality in Urban Africa: Ethnographic Perspectives

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Laura Stark (University of Jyväskylä, Finland) Annika Björnsdotter Teppo (University of Uppsala)

Power and Informality in Urban Africa

Ethnographic Perspectives

Laura Stark (University of Jyväskylä, Finland), Annika Björnsdotter Teppo (University of Uppsala)

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Zed Books Ltd
24 March 2022

Poverty & unemployment; Social discrimination; Urban communities; Urban economics

Series: Africa Now

Urban Africa is undergoing a transformation unlike anywhere else in the world, as unprecedented numbers of people migrate to rapidly expanding cities. But despite the growing body of work on urban Africa, the lives of these new city dwellers have received relatively little attention, particularly when it comes to crucial issues of power and inequality.

This interdisciplinary collection brings together contributions from urban studies, geography, and anthropology to provide new insights into the social and political dynamics of African cities, as well as uncovering the causes and consequences of urban inequality. Featuring rich new ethnographic research data and case studies drawn from across the continent, the collection shows that Africa’s new urbanites have adapted to their environs in ways which often defy the assumptions of urban planners. By examining the experiences of these urban residents in confronting issues of power and agency, the contributors consider how such insights can inform more effective approaches to research, city planning and development both in Africa and beyond.

Edited by: Laura Stark (University of Jyväskylä Finland), Annika Björnsdotter Teppo (University of Uppsala)
Imprint: Zed Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 402g
ISBN: 9781786993441
ISBN 10: 1786993449
Series: Africa Now
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 24 March 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter One Examining Power and Informality in Urban Africa - Laura Stark & Annika Teppo PART I: Gold fever Chapter Two Hybrid governance in an impermanent mining settlement in Burkina Faso - Cristiano Lanzano Chapter Three Artisanal gold mining and rapid urbanisation in Mali - Sidylamine Bagayoko PART II: Goods, services, needs: actors in the market Chapter Four Migratory youth porters and metal scrap dealers in Accra - Esther Danso-Wiredu and Adjoa Afriyie Chapter Five Women’s neighbourhood vending as a survival strategy in Dar es Salaam - Tiina-Riitta Lappi Chapter Six “If only they would see us as honest workers”: Motorcycle taxi drivers’ rights to livelihood in Kampala - Caroline Wamala-Larsson Chapter Seven Mobile phone theft, resale and violence in Dar es Salaam - Laura Stark PART III: Urban renewal: planning versus implementation Chapter Eight Youth, shelter, and liminal urbanism in Addis Ababa - Susanna Myllylä Chapter Nine Neighborhood Open Spaces: Co-production and spatial transformation in Addis Ababa - Segen Tesfamarian, Elias Yitbarek Alemayehu and Laura Stark Chapter Ten From musseque to high-rise: Luanda’s renewal in times of abundance and crisis - Cristina Udelsmann Rodrigues

Laura Stark is Professor of ethnology at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. She was previously the director of the exchange network Living with Informal Settlements, Tackling Urban Poverty (LIFT UP), funded by the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Annika Björnsdotter Teppo is Associate Professor at the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology at Uppsala University, Sweden. Dr. Teppo has previously headed the cluster for Urban Dynamics at the Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden. She has been granted a title of docent in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

Reviews for Power and Informality in Urban Africa: Ethnographic Perspectives

This excellent edited volume continues the tradition of Zed producing work on informality in cities on the African continent. A wide variety of scholars will find much to ponder in these pages. There is a particular focus on the intersections between power inequality and informality, but across a diversity of urban contexts. The ethnographic approaches of the authors bring these diverse contexts to life. --Garth A. Myers, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of Urban International Studies, Trinity College, USA