Overview
- Explains why and how secessionism continues to play a divisive role in politics in many African countries
- Provides insights in the interplay between the international legal order, geopolitical interests, and everyday politics of secessionism in Africa
- Explores the topic of secessionism in Post-Colonial African politics in a comparative perspective
Part of the book series: Palgrave Series in African Borderlands Studies (PSABS)
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About this book
Secessionism perseveres as a complex political phenomenon in Africa, yet often a more in-depth analysis is overshadowed by the aspirational simplicity of pursuing a new state. Using historical and contemporary approaches, this edited volume offers the most exhaustive collection of empirical studies of African secessionism to date. The respected expert contributors put salient and lesser known cases into comparative perspective, covering Biafra, Katanga, Eritrea and South Sudan alongside Barotseland, Cabinda, and the Comoros, among others. Suggesting that African secessionism can be understood through the categories of aspiration, grievance, performance, and disenchantment, the book's analytical framework promises to be a building block for future studies of the topic.
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Aspiration: Dreams of Independence
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Grievance: Postcolonial Confusion
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Performance: Secessionism as Politics by Other Means
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Disenchantment: The Aftermath of Success
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Reviews
“This book offers a vast compendium on secessionism on the African continent. Every single case is narrated in good detail and I find it a wonderful contribution to African Studies, International Relations, and studies of nationalism and conflict in general.” (Yusuf Serunkuma, African Affairs, Vol. 118 (472), July, 2019)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Lotje de Vries is Assistant Professor at Wageningen University, the Netherlands.
Pierre Englebert is H. Russell Smith Professor of International Relations at Pomona College, USA.
Mareike Schomerus is Senior Research Fellow at Overseas Development Institute, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Secessionism in African Politics
Book Subtitle: Aspiration, Grievance, Performance, Disenchantment
Editors: Lotje de Vries, Pierre Englebert, Mareike Schomerus
Series Title: Palgrave Series in African Borderlands Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90206-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan 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) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-90205-0Published: 31 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07962-8Published: 15 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-90206-7Published: 20 August 2018
Series ISSN: 2946-2819
Series E-ISSN: 2946-2827
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 501
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations
Topics: African Politics, Political Theory, Public Policy, Political History, Regionalism