Overview
- Maps and takes stock of major themes in twenty-first century Eastern African politics
- Brings together researchers and academics from across the region
- Takes stock of recent developments in politics, public policy, administration and governance
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This book analyses major themes in twenty-first-century east African politics. Predominantly authored by researchers and academics from the region, it examines recent political developments, public policy and governance across east and southern African countries. The book advocates for a regionally-focused comparative approach across Africa, arguing that it provides a greater level of analysis than a complete continental study. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, it covers numerous topics relating to politics, public policy, state and nation-building in Africa. Filling an important void in current literature, the book will appeal to academics, practitioners, politicians and students of politics, public policy and governance.
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Conceptualising State Politics in Africa
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State Formation and Politics of Consolidation in Eastern Africa
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Politics of Participation: Crafting Public Policy and Citizenship Spaces
Reviews
—Catherine Boone, Professor of Comparative Politics, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
"This book builds on the rich and rigorous academic tradition established by, among others, Joel Barkan, John Okumu, and Goran Hyden to lend insights into regional political and socioeconomic trends. The book brings young and emerging scholars to examine diverse governance, social protection, public sector reforms and regional integration themes. More pertinent, the book competently incorporates contemporary issues of growing concern such as climate change, terrorism, science, and technology. I highly recommend it to academics, students, and lay audiences."
—Gilbert M. Khadiagala, Jan Smuts Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
—Ishtiaq Jamil, Professor, Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway
"With a point of departure in the region's increased political confidence, this volume offers a refreshing perspective on state-formation and policy-formulation in Eastern Africa. Without neglecting the many policy challenges, a common thread in the chapters is the political stability and economic growth, which the Eastern African countries have experienced in the new century. Contributions from a variety of very accomplished researchers, primarily based in the region, tackle a series of important policy issues using a much needed political lens. This is no small achievement, and I highly recommend thevolume to scholars and students of Eastern Africa."
—Anne Mette Kjær, Professor, Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, Denmark
—Philip O. Nying’uro, Associate Professor of Comparative Politics and Area Studies, Department of Political Science & Public Administration, University of Nairobi, Kenya
"This book is as insightful as it is needed. A genuinely comparative volume that adopts a public policy focus, the chapters included enabling readers to learn about everything from military rule to power sharing and climate change. An important contribution on Eastern Africa with implications well beyond the region."
—Nic Cheeseman, Professor of Democracy and Director of the Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation (CEDAR) at the University of Birmingham, UK.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: State Politics and Public Policy in Eastern Africa
Book Subtitle: A Comparative Perspective
Editors: Gedion Onyango
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13490-6
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), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-13489-0Published: 23 March 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-13492-0Published: 24 March 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-13490-6Published: 22 March 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 459
Number of Illustrations: 34 b/w illustrations
Topics: Public Policy, African Politics, Comparative Politics, Governance and Government