Decentralisation reforms are taking place across Africa. In decentralisation concerning
natural resources, local institutions being chosen to receive powers and the degree and …

The long-standing debate about the proper role for Africa's traditional leaders in
contemporary politics has intensified in the last two decades, as efforts to foster …

In many parts of the world, people live in “dual polities”: they are governed by the state and
organize collective decision making within their ethnic community according to traditional …

" Areas of limited statehood are ubiquitous. Most states in the contemporary international
system contain areas in which states are too weak to set and enforce rules and/or lack the …

This groundbreaking study investigates defining themes in the field of social memory studies
as they bear on the politics of post-Cold-War, post-apartheid Southern Africa. Alice …

Traditional authority is a distinguishing feature in the landscape of contemporary Africa. It
remains important in organising the life of the people at the local level despite modern state …

Since the restoration of traditional leaders in Uganda in 1993, the Kingdom of Buganda has
developed unusually effective institutions, financing mechanisms and policy tools, re …

This article analyzes some of the most salient features of the state and the legal system in
Mozambique. I propose the concept of the heterogeneous state to highlight the breakdown …

In Ghana a large proportion of the land is vested in 'stools'(customary communities). The
current Constitution recognises the traditional authorities as custodians of this land, and …

The recent security problems in Nigeria have seemed to further spur Nigerians into a greater
appreciation of the role of traditional rulers. The emphasis on community policing, which …