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Anexamination of Africa's urban resident's experimentations with living amidstcrisis, to explore and understand responses to diminishing state presence andsocial marginalisation in distressed cities elsewhere in the world.

A unique collection examining the African urban experience, with a special focus on the causes, consequences and power dynamics of urban inequality.

A unique collection examining the African urban experience, with a special focus on the causes, consequences and power dynamics of urban inequality.

Empirically-based analyses of the intricate dynamics of the formal and informal institutions influencing women's political representation in Africa.

An analysis of transformations taking place in rural Mozambique andtheir implications on inequalities and livelihoods.

An analysis of transformations taking place in rural Mozambique andtheir implications on inequalities and livelihoods.

Demonstrates that women have become a critical factor in the making of a postcolonial city.

Based on original fieldwork in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as research material from other conflict zones, Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War? challenges the recent prominence given to sexual violence, bravely highlighting various problems with isolating sexual violence from other violence in war.

A remarkable and original exploration of the impact of how international markets and trade regimes impact the lives of ordinary Africans.

Drawing on the experiences of children from rural Burkina Faso and Ghana, this book looks at the circumstances of children's voluntary migration and their experiences of it.

New perspectives on migration governance and its effects on different groups of people on the move in the context of a highly politicised and publicised topic - African migration towards Europe.

A comprehensive examination of the causes of Africa's violent electoral clashes, and the consequences for African democratization and peace-keeping.

A comprehensive examination of the causes of Africa's violent electoral clashes, and the consequences for African democratization and peace-keeping.

The first comprehensive volume to offer a critical perspective on the role of the new middle classes in contemporary Africa.

The first comprehensive volume to offer a critical perspective on the role of the new middle classes in contemporary Africa.

A comprehensive analysis of the rise of private security providers across Africa, and its implications for African states and societies

A comprehensive analysis of the rise of private security providers across Africa, and its implications for African states and societies

The first systematic study about what effect the electoral participation of ex-military leaders in Africa has on post-war security

The first systematic study about what effect the electoral participation of ex-military leaders in Africa has on post-war security

A revealing and urgent insight into the motives, dynamics and consequences of the increasing amounts of development aid given by the West to authoritarian governments in Africa.

Provides vital insights into the future of peacekeeping operations in Africa, as well as practical solutions to security challenges facing the continent.

Provides vital insights into the future of peacekeeping operations in Africa, as well as practical solutions to security challenges facing the continent.

An important interrogation of the 2010 Kenyan constitution and its implications for the country's deep-seated problems of state and society.

A highly original volume analysing the effects and implications of large-scale displacement in Africa.

An essential book for anyone wishing to understand the startling impact of biofuels and land outsourcing on Africa.

Through a variety of in-depth case studies - from DRC to Somali to Liberia amongst others - this book shows how important informal political and economic networks are in many of the continent's conflict areas.

Through a variety of in-depth case studies - from DRC to Somali to Liberia amongst others - this book shows how important informal political and economic networks are in many of the continent's conflict areas.

Topical and comprehensive, 'Agricultural Development and Food Security in Africa' offers fresh insight into a set of relationships that will shape both Africa and the world over the coming decades.

An essential book for anyone wishing to understand the startling impact of biofuels and land outsourcing on Africa.