All African countries to the south of the Sahara had become either federal or decentralized in the 1990s. This volume combines a general overview as well as case-studies aiming to provide a comprehensive view of how things look now. This book was original published as a... Lees meer.

Intergovernmental agreements are an important instrument in federal systems establishing new social programs regulating agricultural practices and even changing constitutions. Despite their importance there have only been limited attempts to understand agreements in... Lees meer.

This book is the first attempt at a scholarly historicisation of the African crisis of development. It interrogates the problem of national integration within the context of ethno-religious and cultural pluralism. Drawing on the experiences of other organic federal soc... Lees meer.

Drawing on evidence from countries such as Ethiopia Kenya Nigeria and South Africa the book examines the nature and causes of ethnonationalism mobilisation and confrontation with the nation state. The book is a comprehensive treatment of the five major federal and... Lees meer.

The 1990s were marked by democratic reforms throughout Africa which went in tandem with decentralization reforms. The chapters of the volume all highlight the gradual changes that have taken place since. Long-term structural uncodified factors be it societal economi... Lees meer.

This book examines the projects of administrative and territorial reconstruction of Arab countries as an aftermath of the Arab Spring . This book examines the projects of administrative and territorial reconstruction of Arab countries as an aftermath of the Arab Spri... Lees meer.

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This volume examines the design and impact of courts in African federal systems from a comparative perspective. Recent developments indicate that the previously stymied idea of federalism is now being revived in the constitutional arrangements of several African countri... Lees meer.

How federalism can be used to provide recognition and accommodate ethnic groups is an important topic not only in Africa but in multi-ethnic communities around the world. Examining how institutions of multi-ethnic states have been designed to accommodate ethnic divers... Lees meer.

This edited book provides a comprehensive and comparative analytical overview of parliamentary bodies and civil society in Africa both at the regional and national level and their role in the ongoing regionalisation processes on the African continent. Gathering contr... Lees meer.

This volume examines the design and impact of courts in African federal systems from a comparative perspective. This volume examines the design and impact of courts in African federal systems from a comparative perspective. Recent developments indicate that the pr... Lees meer.

The theoretical and practical aspects of the functioning of federal systems on the African continent are covered in this study. It presents an opportunity to familiarize the reader in great detail with the Nigerian federation past and present vis-a-vis the national qu... Lees meer.

All African countries to the south of the Sahara had become either federal or decentralized in the 1990s. This volume combines a general overview as well as case-studies aiming to provide a comprehensive view of how things look now. This book was original published as a... Lees meer.

This book explores the relationship between federalism social divides and conflict in African countries. It details the origins design and performance of major federal and quasi-federal states to assess their performance and propose new methods for managing these divi... Lees meer.

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 hete... Lees meer.