Issues in the Contemporary Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa

The Dynamics of Struggle and Resistance

By: G. Harrison

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Graham Harrison investigates contemporary African politics by privileging the dynamics of political struggle and resistance. Through the analysis of peasant politics, debt and structural adjustment, democratization, and identity politics, the author shows the importance of resistance and agency. Detailed studies of Mozambique, Nigeria, and Burkina Faso, demonstrate how political organization and resistance have been closely ingrained in particular post-colonial trajectories.

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'interesting, well considered, and skilfully applies the main themes through recourse to examples...a valuable addition to the teaching material on African politics...[It] will be welcomed by teachers of African politics and international relations who will find it useful in a classroom setting'. - Chris Alden, Department of International Relations, London School of Economics

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Acknowledgements	p. vii
List of Abbreviations	p. ix
Map: Contemporary Africa	p. xi
Introducing Political Struggle as Contemporary African Politics	p. 1
Analysing political struggle	p. 2
Structure and struggle	p. 10
Africa and the politics of representation	p. 14
Further reading	p. 22
Peasants, Politics and the Struggle for Development	p. 23
Moving beyond the prejudices	p. 23
Conceptualizing the peasantry	p. 26
Peasants and culture	p. 34
Exit the peasant and enter the smallholder?	p. 37
Which way forward?	p. 39
Peasant-State relations	p. 40
Concluding remarks	p. 48
Further reading	p. 49
The Politics of Debt and Social Struggle	p. 50
Introduction	p. 50
The creation of a permanent crisis	p. 51
The social repercussions of structural adjustment	p. 58
Understanding politics and resistance in the age of structural adjustment	p. 74
Further reading	p. 77
Contesting Democratization	p. 78
Introduction	p. 78
Evaluating change	p. 81
Democratization and political activity	p. 84
Recognizing the limits	p. 90
Structure and struggle	p. 94
Western involvement in democratization	p. 97
Conclusion	p. 103
Further reading	p. 104
New African Identities, New Forms of Struggle?	p. 105
Introducing political identity	p. 105
Culture, identity and class	p. 111
Youth, violence and urban protest	p. 115
Towards a resolution of identity, class and struggle	p. 120
Further reading	p. 123
Political Struggle as History	p. 124
Mozambique	p. 124
Nigeria	p. 135
Burkina Faso	p. 145
Conclusion	p. 153
Further reading	p. 154
Defending the Ideal of Struggle	p. 155
The death of political struggle?	p. 155
Political struggle and 'liberation'?	p. 158
Bibliography	p. 160
Index	p. 187
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