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"How do government arrangements emerge? When and how does individual agency turn into collective agency? How do sensory experiences of violence, instability, etc affect the configuration of governance arrangements? When, why, and how are governance arrangements institutionalized?This book seeks to contribute to a non-normative conceptualization of the emergence and transformation of government arrangements, and addresses the under-theorization of actors and agency in conventional governance theories. The editors and contributors theorize the concept of governance more concretely by analyzing the key actors and arrangements that define states of governance across different places and by examining its performance and development in particular settings and time periods. Each contribution to the edited volume is based on a case-study drawn from Africa, though the book argues that the core issues identified remain the same across the world, though in different empirical contexts. The contributions also range across key disciplines, from anthropology to sociology to political science. This ground-breaking volume addresses governance arrangements, discusses how social actors form such arrangements, and concludes by synthesizing an actor-centered understanding of political articulation to a general theory of governance. Scholars across disciplines such as political science, development studies, African studies, and sociology will find the book insightful."--

Gouvernance --- Anthropologie politique --- #SBIB:39A73 --- #SBIB:328H41 --- Etnografie: Afrika --- Instellingen en beleid: Afrika: comparatief / diverse landen --- Africa --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Politics and government --- Government --- Anthropologie politique.

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Politics and war --- International cooperation. --- #SBIB:327.5H21 --- #SBIB:328H41 --- Cooperation, International --- Global governance --- Institutions, International --- Interdependence of nations --- International institutions --- World order --- Cooperation --- International relations --- International organization --- War --- War and politics --- History. --- Vrede – oorlog, oorlogssituaties --- Instellingen en beleid: Afrika: comparatief / diverse landen --- Political aspects --- Africa --- Politics and government --- Polemology --- History --- International cooperation

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Why do ethnic politics emerge in some ethnically diverse societies but not others? Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa, Dominika Koter argues that the prevailing social structures of a country play a central role in how politicians attempt to mobilize voters. In particular, politicians consider the strength of local leaders, such as chiefs or religious dignitaries, who have historically played a crucial role in many parts of rural Africa. Local leaders can change the electoral dynamics by helping politicians secure votes among people of different ethnicities. Ethnic politics thus can be avoided where there are local leaders who can serve as credible electoral intermediaries between voters and politicians. Koter shows that there is widespread variation in the standing of local leaders across Africa, as a result of long-term historical trends, which has meant that politicians have mobilized voters in qualitatively different ways, resulting in different levels of ethnic politics across the continent.

Political sociology --- Sub-Saharan Africa --- Political campaigns --- Politics, Practical --- Elections --- Social structure --- Local government --- #SBIB:324H60 --- #SBIB:328H41 --- #SBIB:39A11 --- #SBIB:39A73 --- Local administration --- Township government --- Subnational governments --- Administrative and political divisions --- Decentralization in government --- Public administration --- Campaigns, Election --- Campaigns, Political --- Election campaigns --- Electioneering --- Electoral politics --- Negative campaigns --- Organization, Social --- Social organization --- Anthropology --- Sociology --- Social institutions --- Franchise --- Polls --- Political science --- Plebiscite --- Representative government and representation --- Mass political behavior --- Political behavior --- Politics --- Practical politics --- Political participation --- Political aspects --- Politieke socialisatie --- Instellingen en beleid: Afrika: comparatief / diverse landen --- Antropologie : socio-politieke structuren en relaties --- Etnografie: Afrika --- Africa, Sub-Saharan --- Africa, Black --- Africa, Subsaharan --- Africa, Tropical --- Africa South of the Sahara --- Black Africa --- Sub-Sahara Africa --- Subsahara Africa --- Subsaharan Africa --- Tropical Africa --- Ethnic relations --- Political aspects. --- Politics and government.