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Africa : power and powerlessness

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In Africa the distribution of power and powerlessness seems to be more rigid than on other continents. Political power is in the hands of narrow elites while the overwhelming majority has hardly any access to decision-making. The common denominator of this book is the notion of power. It follows the analytical differentiation between the concept of power-over that is largely used by mainstream political science, and the concept of power as social practice. The authors ask pertinent questions on how power is composed, created and used on the African continent.

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Africa : power and powerlessness, Hana Horáková, Paul Nugent, Petr Skalník

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2011
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Title
Africa : power and powerlessness
Language
English
Publisher
LIT Verlag
Released
2011
Format
Paperback
Pages
184
ISBN10
3643111878
ISBN13
9783643111876
Series
Collection
African studies
Description
In Africa the distribution of power and powerlessness seems to be more rigid than on other continents. Political power is in the hands of narrow elites while the overwhelming majority has hardly any access to decision-making. The common denominator of this book is the notion of power. It follows the analytical differentiation between the concept of power-over that is largely used by mainstream political science, and the concept of power as social practice. The authors ask pertinent questions on how power is composed, created and used on the African continent.