How do Africans conceive space? How are places constructed and imagined? How do the conceptions, constructions, imaginings of spaces and places affect, and in turn are affected by, social, economic and political change

Of all the organs of the African Union (AU), the Pan-African parliament stands out as one of the most important, since it will be a first for the African continent. This institution intends to play a key role in bringing ...

State - Society Relations in Nigeria explores the problematics of democratic consolidation, conflicts and reforms in Nigeria's contemporary political history. It analyses the, history, structures and dynamics of low intensity ...

Crime and violence matter. Violence results in 1.5 million deaths each year and is a leading cause of death worldwide for people aged 15–44 years. The ‘Global Burden of Armed Violence Report’ noted in 2008 that the deaths ...

This is the second of a two-volume work taking stock of the study of Africa in the twenty-first century: its status, research agenda and approaches, and place. It is divided into two parts, the first entitled Globalisation ...

To write a current history of Kenya from 1995 to 1998 requires judgement and maturity. In modern Kenya, writing especially current history, can be more than the pleasantly "subversive activity" advocated by post-modernists. The ...