Sortir la République Démocratique du Congo des guerres récurrentes : conditions, stratégies et perspectives


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La pertinence de la théorie des États fragiles en RDC qu'explicite la problématique de cet ouvrage trouve consistance dans les théories sur la gouvernabilité de la violence, la coexistence de paradis fiscal, purgatoire fiscal et enfer fiscal, la mondialisation de la violence, les inégalités sociales, la phénoménologie de l'intervention militaire étrangère, la montée des questions identitaires et l'instabilité politique en Afrique etc. Dans ce contexte, cet ouvrage propose un remède approprié qui passe par trois clés essentielles : dessiner les contours d'une paix durable ; la démocratie citoyenne ; la coopération avec les États voisins.




Free and Fair Elections


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Banditry, Rebellion, and Social Protest in Africa


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This important collection includes overview essays by Donald Crummey and Ralph Austen, and fifteen case studies set in the Gold Coast, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Zaire, Namibia, Mozambique, Algeria, South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe.




In the Wilderness


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Following on from the paperback edition of Leviticus as Literature, this is the revised paperback edition of Mary Douglas's classical account of the Book of Numbers. Up to now Bible scholars have tended to dismiss Numbers as a chaotic mix of narrative and laws. Mary Douglas argues that, like Leviticus, Numbers is actually a highly complex book arranged in a regular ring structure which plots the narratives and laws into 12 parts. She argues that it is only through an understanding of the ring formation of these parts that one can fully appreciate the meanings behind this complex work.




Protected Area Management


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Protected areas are at the base of the most national and international conservation strategies. Due to the many unpredictable elements in ecology matters, each protected area requires a case-specific set of guidelines but a common issue is how to cope with human interaction. The management of protected areas is replete with challenges and the only way to gain understanding and achieve greater management possibilities is to exchange experiences and knowledge. Environmental managers are aware of that and together with scientists are looking for more modern and better solutions, both with respect to natural resources and human interactions in many issues regarding nature protection. This publication presents reviews and research results on protected areas management, as well as 12 case studies derived from around the world with the aim of improving management effectiveness of the protected areas.







The Dialectics of Oppression in Zaire


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African Conflicts and Informal Power


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In the aftermath of an armed conflict in Africa, the international community both produces and demands from local partners a variety of blueprints for reconstructing state and society. The aim is to re-formalize the state after what is viewed as a period of fragmentation. In reality, African economies and polities are very much informal in character, with informal actors, including so-called Big Men, often using their positions in the formal structure as a means to reach their own goals. Through a variety of in-depth case studies, including the DRC, Sierra Leone and Liberia, this comprehensive volume shows how important informal political and economic networks are in many of the continent’s conflict areas. Moreover, it demonstrates that without a proper understanding of the impact of these networks, attempts to formalize African states, particularly those emerging from wars, will be in vain.




Explorations in African History: Reading Patrick Harries


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This collection of essays documents the growth of African history as a discipline at the University of Basel since 2001. It thus pays tribute to fourteen years of research and teaching by Patrick Harries at the Department of History and the Centre for African Studies Basel. The Festschrift covers a broad range of topics from mine labour to missionary endeavour and the production of knowledge, reflecting some of his core research interests. The contributions engage with Patrick Harries oeuvre with reference to the authors own scholarship or vice-versa. Some directly address his publications while others take his teaching, correspondence, remarks or intellectual life more broadly as a point of reference. They all pay tribute to a brilliant and inspiring scholar, a great teacher and a kind person.