Overview
- Sheds new light on the fragmentation and decentralization of the African continent
- Analyzes the mechanisms, forms, and models of decentralization practiced today in Africa
- Discusses the potential of federalism to resolve Intro-African conflicts
Part of the book series: Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development (AAESPD)
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This book examines the challenges and opportunities of administrative and territorial reconstruction in Africa from independence until the present time. In light of the rise of separatist movements in various African states and the ethnic, linguistic, and religious heterogeneity of many African societies, the book sheds new light on the fragmentation and decentralization of the African continent. The authors analyze the mechanisms, forms, and models of decentralization practiced today in Africa, taking into account both federalist and unitary experiences of decentralization, and discuss the potential of federalism to resolve conflicts within the continent. The generalizations made in the course of such an analysis can significantly enrich the current vision of the development of the African continent and its future prospects. The book will appeal to scholars and students of political science and African studies.
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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African Experience of Federal Building: Historical Background
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Front Matter
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African Experience of Federal Building: Contemporaneity
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Front Matter
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African Alternatives to Federalism: Decentralization of Unitary Contexts
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Leonid Issaev is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Affairs and the Vice Director of Center for Stability and Risks Analysis at the HSE University (Russia). He is also the senior research fellow at the Center for Civilization and Regional Studies of the Institute for African Studies, which is part of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Andrey Zakharov is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of International Relations, Political Science, and Foreign Regional Studies at the Russian State University of Humanities.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Federalism and Decentralization in Africa
Book Subtitle: Globalization and Fragmentation in Territorial Arrangements
Authors: Leonid Issaev, Andrey Zakharov
Series Title: Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72574-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-72573-9Published: 10 November 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-72576-0Published: 11 November 2025
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-72574-6Published: 09 November 2024
Series ISSN: 2198-7262
Series E-ISSN: 2198-7270
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 215
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: African Politics, Development Studies, Globalization