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• 1. Debating postcoloniality in Africa / Kenneth Omeje
• 2. Interrogating discursive constructions of African political history : from the precolonial to the postcolonial / Raphael Chijioke Njoku
• 3. Africa in world politics and the political economy of postcoloniality / Dauda Abubakar
• 4. Oil conflicts in the postcolony / Douglas A. Yates
• 5. Exploring the conflicts between traditionalism and modernism in postcolonial Africa / Kenneth Omeje & Chris M.A. Kwaja
• 6. Postcoloniality, conflict intervention and peacebuilding in West Africa : opportunities and challenges / John M. Kabia
• 7. Conflicts and postcolonial identities in east/the Horn of Africa / Macharia Munene
• 8. Postcolonial imperialism in Africa's Maghreb and Sahel / Jeremy Keenan
• 9. The crises of postcoloniality in Southern Africa : SADC and conflict intervention in Zimbabwe / Martha Mutisi
• 10. Postcolonial politics in Kenya / Moses Onyango
• 11. Contested spaces : gender, governance and women's political engagement in postcolonial Africa / Pamela Machakanja
• 12. Pan-Africanism and the Crises of postcoloniality : from the Organization of African Unity to the African Union / Tim Murithi.

The Crises of Postcoloniality in Africa is an assemblage of transdisciplinary essays that offer a spirited reflection on the debate and phenomenon of postcoloniality in Africa, including the changing patterns and ramifications of problems, challenges and opportunities associated with it. A key conceptual rhythm that runs through the various chapters of the book is that, far from being demised, postcoloniality is still firmly embedded in Africa, manifesting itself in both blatant and insidious forms. Among the important themes covered in the book include the concepts of postcolonialism, postcoloniality, and neocolonialism; Africa's precolonial formations and the impact of colonialism; the enduring patterns of colonial legacies in Africa; the persistent contradictions between African indigenous institutions and western versions of modernity; the unravelling of the postcolonial state and issues of armed conflict, conflict intervention and peacebuilding; postcolonial imperialism in Africa and the US-led global war on terror, the historical and postcolonial contexts of gender relations in Africa, as well as pan-Africanism and regionalist approaches to redressing the crises of postcoloniality.

• 1. Introduction : children's agency and development in African societies / Yaw Ofosu-Kusi
• 2. Establishing a foothold in the informal economy : children's dreams, agency and street life in Ghana / Yaw Ofosu-Kusi
• 3. Child fosterage dynamics in selected markets in Lagos State, Nigeria / Adediran Daniel Ikuomola
• 4. Educational challenges facing children in cocoa plantations in Ondo State, Nigeria / Musediq Olufemi Lawal
• 5. Childhood sexualities in Africa : agency and vulnerability / Deevia Bhana
• 6. Application of 'theatre for development' in the promotion of youth agency in HIV prevention in Zomba City, Malawi / Catherine Mayesero Makhumula
• 7. Building resilience in child-headed households : an exploration of the integrated community home-based care model in Maseru District, Lesotho / Ts'epang Florence Manyeli
• 8. Children's perception of the images of Kenya's principal political leaders / Mokua Ombati
• 9. A study of children's participation in school management in Cameroon / Tete Jesinta Lebsonga
• 10. Children's assembly as a strategy for children's active participation in Kenyan society / Pamela M. Y. Ngugi
• 11. Étude comparative de la formation du schéma corporel à̀ travers le conflit sociocognitif chez des "Enfants du monde de diamant" de Banalia et des "Enfants gardiens de la forêt" de Mambasa en RDC / Edmond Mokuinena Bomfie
• 12. Les enjeux théoriques et sociaux de la modélisation du comportement environnemental à̀ travers l'éducation relative à l'environnement : cas de l'élè̀ve du primaire en Côte d'Ivoire / Kabran Aristide Djane
• 13. Expériences de vie migratoire et capacités d'agir des enfants : cas des aides ménagères mineures dans la ville de Sikasso au Mali / Bra-Amba Dolo
• 14. Les causes du décrochage scolaire des enfants et leur réorientation au Bénin / Sandra Elvyre Loumedjinon
• 15. Impact de l'incarcération d'un parent sur la vie de l'enfant au Cameroun / Hippolyte Hé́li Abanda
• 16. Conclusion : agency, realities and the future of African childhoods / Yaw Ofosu-Kusi.

This book focuses on African childhood and youth within the context of development and socialization where children are expected to be moulded in the image of adults. In many African societies children are generally held as passive bearers of the demands of adults, regardless of the fact that they are often exposed to a multitude of challenges that originate from the capriciousness of those adults. However, buoyed by international conventions and national legislations that offer them greater protection, and the ubiquitous internet that exposes them to childhood and youth experiences elsewhere, many of them are increasingly becoming assertive in homes, schools, and communities as well as re-invigorating their survival and self-preservation instincts. It is in this regard that this book, through the various chapters, engages with their competencies, skills and creativity to respond to experiential challenges as independent migrants or ones under coercion working in city streets and markets or cocoa farms or juggling work and schooling in pursuit of some education. Confronted with their parents' and siblings' health predicaments and the inadequacies of state and familial care, or urgent negotiation of their sexualities, they demonstrate incredible resilience. Similarly, their perceptiveness is demonstrated in a unique appreciation of politics and its actors and a capacity to assume responsibilities beyond their chronological age. Thus while highlighting some of the challenges confronting African children, the book provides gripping evidence of how they resiliently negotiate those challenges.

• Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Tables and Figures; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Authors; Preface; Foreword; Introduction; Education Paths; Higher Education; Governance and Leadership; Funding; Industry; Society;
• 1. Higher Education in Kenya: Strides and Trends; Early Days; Independence Days; Educational Reforms; Relevance; Funding; Cost Sharing; Note;
• 2. Contextualising the Creative and Cultural Industries and the Creative Economy; Introduction; Creative Economy; Creative and Cultural Industries; The Kenyan Context; Conclusion; Note

• 3. Creative and Cultural Disciplines in Higher Education and Industry in KenyaThe Creative and Cultural Disciplines; Theatre and Film; Drama and Performance; Art and Design; Music and Dance; Notes;
• 4. Higher Education Leadership and Governance Issues: Their Effect on the Creative and Cultural Industries; Background; Ethics and Leadership; Governance; General Models of Governance; Governance and Higher Education; Higher Education as an Enterprise; Funding; Leadership in Higher Education; Models of Governance and Leadership in Higher Education; Higher Education Governance in Kenya

• Higher Education Leadership and the Creative and Cultural IndustriesConclusion;
• 5. Influences of Higher Education on the Creative and Cultural Industries and its Impact on Society; Perceptions and Expectations of Higher Education; Chairs of Academic Departments; Students' Perspectives; Practitioners' Life Stories; Higher Education, Society and Industry: A Tripartite Agreement; Summary; Note;
• 6. Towards Effective Leadership and Governance; Impact of University Governance and Leadership Structures and Models on Students' Development in the Creative and Cultural Fields; Elements of Best Practice

• Towards a Model for Higher Education Leadership and GovernanceConclusion; Notes; References; Index; Back cover

• I. Theoretical foundations
• 1. Industrial economics : an introduction
• 2. Framework of analysis of industrial economics
• 3. Theories of the firm and internal organisation
• 4. Market structure
• II. Analysis of pricing practices and strategic firm behaviour
• 5. Pricing practices and strategies of firms
• 6. Non-price strategies
• III. Industrial location and finance : theory and practice
• 7. Industrial location : theory and practice
• 8. Industrial finance : theory and practice
• IV. Public policy and industrial development in Africa
• 9. Public policy for industrial development in Africa
• 10. Industrial development in Africa.

The aim of this book is to provide comprehensive understanding of industrial economics and its applicability to African countries. The book is expected to serve as an intellectual and pedagogical support to teaching. It is a vital resource material for both undergraduate and post-graduate students. The text is also excellent for self-study for all people with a keen interest in the discipline because of the unique approach adopted by the author. Each chapter is arranged pedagogically starting with learning objectives followed by introductory remarks, then content and finally conclusion. Numerous relevant examples, case studies and review questions are provided.

• I. Theoretical foundations
• 1. Industrial economics : an introduction
• 2. Framework of analysis of industrial economics
• 3. Theories of the firm and internal organisation
• 4. Market structure
• II. Analysis of pricing practices and strategic firm behaviour
• 5. Pricing practices and strategies of firms
• 6. Non-price strategies
• III. Industrial location and finance : theory and practice
• 7. Industrial location : theory and practice
• 8. Industrial finance : theory and practice
• IV. Public policy and industrial development in Africa
• 9. Public policy for industrial development in Africa
• 10. Industrial development in Africa.

The aim of this book is to provide comprehensive understanding of industrial economics and its applicability to African countries. The book is expected to serve as an intellectual and pedagogical support to teaching. It is a vital resource material for both undergraduate and post-graduate students. The text is also excellent for self-study for all people with a keen interest in the discipline because of the unique approach adopted by the author. Each chapter is arranged pedagogically starting with learning objectives followed by introductory remarks, then content and finally conclusion. Numerous relevant examples, case studies and review questions are provided.

• 'Fashionable strategies' : travels in gender and sexuality studies / Jane Bennett
• Exploring the contours of African sexualities : religion, law and power / Sylvia Tamale
• The power of pleasure : re-conceptualising sexualities / Signe Arnfred
• Rethinking 'sex' and secrecy in precolonial African history : a focus on Kenya / Babere Kerata Chacha
• The 'G-string' as a space for sexual and political imagination : rethinking discourses of youth, power and globalisation in Kenya / Valerie Opiyo
• 'Daddy, today we have a match!' : women's agentic strategies in initiating sexual intercourse in an urban Ghanaian community / Daniel Yaw Fiaveh
• Construction of social identity in the erotic Juju song-poetry of Saint Janet / Adebayo Mosobalaje
• Language, sex and power relations : an analysis of Shona sexual expressions / Pauline Mateveke
• Feminism : how women in Uganda are shaping the way we think about sex and politics / Prince Karakire Guma
• HIV-positive women 'virgins' : the complexities of discourse on issues of sex and sexuality in Zimbabwe / Molly Manyonganise
• Sexual health promotion in Tanzania : narratives on young people's intimate relationships / Claire Coultas.

• Cover; Dedication; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; About the Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction;
• 1. The Nigerian State and Politics in the Fourth Republic; Introduction; The Concept of State; The Nigerian State; Colonialism and the Character of the State before Independence; Post-Independence Politics, Oil-based Economy and the Political Elite; The Nigerian State in the Fourth Republic; Conclusion; References;
• 2. An Overview of Party Formation in Nigeria, 1960-1999; Introduction; Post-Colonial Party Formation (1960-1983).

• Party-formation under the Babangida-era transition to democracyThe Abacha Transition; Abubakar's Transition; Alliance for Democracy (AD); All People's Party (APP); Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Conclusion; References;
• 3. Electoral Commissions and the Conduct of Elections in Nigeria: The Role of INEC; A Historical Perspective of Electoral Commissions in Nigeria; Electoral Commissions and Elections in Nigeria; INEC and its Institutional Framework; Result of Findings; Observations; Conclusion and Recommendations; References.

• 4. Governance and Local Government Elections in Nigeria's Fourth RepublicIntroduction and Statement of Problem; Local Government
• Conceptual Discourse; Governance; Historical Perspective on the Nigerian local government system; Legal Framework for Local Governments in Nigeria; Research Design and Methods; Research Method; Study populations; Sample and Sampling Techniques; Research Instruments; Focus Group Discussions (FGDs); Data Collection; Data Analysis; Challenges of the Fieldwork; Findings; Political Behaviour; Challenges of Local Government Council Elections.

• Assessment of Provisions of Social ServicesChairmen's Performance Evaluation; Recommendations; References;
• 5. An Overview of the State Houses of Assembly Elections; Introduction; Methodological and Theoretical Perspectives; Political Parties and the Selection of Candidates; Campaigns for the State House of Assembly Elections; The State Houses of Assembly Elections; Assessment of the Conduct of the State Houses of Assembly Elections and Performance of the State Legislators in Plateau State; Jos-South LGA: Participation in the State House of Assembly Elections.

• Barkin Ladi LGA: Participation in the State Houses of Assembly ElectionsState House of Assembly Elections in Lagos State; Assessment of the Performance of the Legislators at the State Level; Eti-osa LGA: Participation in the State Houses of Assembly Elections; Assessment of the Performance of the Legislators at the State Level; Lagos Mainland LGA: Participation in the State House of Assembly Elections; State Houses of Assembly Elections in Borno State; Konduga LGA: Participation in the State House of Assembly Elections; Bama LGA: Participation in the State House of Assembly Elections.

• 1. In Search of `Honorable' Membership: Parliamentary Primaries and Candidate Selection in Ghana / George M. Bob-Milliar
• 2. Civic Election Observation and General Elections in Ghana under the Fourth Republic: Enhancing Government Legitimacy and the Democratization Process / Maame Adwoa A. Gyekye-Jandoh
• 3. The Regional Balance of Presidential Tickets in Ghanaian Elections: Analysis of the 2008 General Elections / Ziblim Iddi
• 4. Manifestos and Agenda Setting and Elections in Ghanaian Elections / Joseph R.A. Ayee
• 5. Elections and Representation in Ghana's Democracy / Kwame A. Ninsin
• 6. Impact of Democratic Political Transition on the Economy of Ghana / Kwabena Asomanin Anaman
• 7. Political Transitions, Electoral Mobilization, and State Institutions / Kwame A. Ninsin
• 8. Democracy without Development: The Perils of Plutocracy in Ghana / Maxwell Owusu
• 9. Ghana's 2008 Elections, the Constitution and the Unexpected: Lessons for the Future / Kofi Quashigah.

Ghana attained independence in 1957. From 1992, when a new constitution came into force and established a new - democratic - framework for governing the country, elections have been organized every four years to choose the governing elites. The essays in this volume are about those elections because elections give meaning to the role of citizens in democratic governance. The chapters depart from the study of formal structures by which the electorate choose their representatives. They evaluate the institutional forms that representation take in the Ghanaian context, and study elections outside the specific institutional forms that according to democratic theory are necessary for arriving at the nature of the relationships that are formed between the voters and their representatives and the nature and quality of their contribution to the democratic process.

• Machine generated contents note: SECTION I Establishment of NCHE Secretariat and Design of Quality Benchmarks
• 1. Need for a Higher Education Regulatory Agency
• Introduction
• Rationale
• Higher Education is Key to Economic Development
• Addressing the Impact of Globalisation
• Global Power Relations Influence Higher Education
• Market Models and Private Higher Education
• Cross-border Higher Education
• Massification of Higher Education
• Connectivity: Language and Technologies
• Research and Publications: The Soul of the new Global University
• Global Rankings have Local Impact
• Consequences of Globalisation on Institutional Management
• 2. Establishment of the Council and Secretariat of the NCHE, 2002-2003 Introduction
• Establishment of the Council
• Establishment of the Secretariat
• Selecting Staff to Work at the Secretariat
• Addressing the Apparent Duplication of Effort on the Ministry of Education
• Ministry Gets Nervous about the Invisibility of NCHE
• 3. Designing the Benchmarks for Universities Introduction
• Model University for Uganda: The Paper that Guided the Initial Design of the Benchmarks for the NCHE Quality Assurance Framework
• Possible Parameters to Guide the NCHE in Licensing and Accrediting Universities in Uganda
• 4. Quality Assurance Framework for Ugandan Universities Introduction
• Components of the Quality Assurance Framework
• NCHE Focused on Quality, not Relevance
• 5. Funding of the National Council for Higher Education, 2002-2012 Introduction
• Actual Funding of the NCHE
• Ministry of Education Agrees to Increase Allocations to the NCHE
• Increased Funding Helps the NCHE do More work but Increases Internal Discords
• Ntinda Retreat
• Arrangements for a Study and Evaluation of the NCHE
• Achievements During 2011-2012
• SECTION II NCHE's Relations with Institutions of Higher Learning
• 6. Supervising the Growth of the Higher Education Sub-sector, 2001-2012
• Introduction
• What is Higher Education?
• NCHE Focused on the Growth and Management of Universities
• Management of Increasing Demand for Higher Education
• Access to Higher Education in Uganda is Inequitable
• Increasing Numbers but Decreasing Resources
• Politics of Fees and the Inability of Universities to Raise Money
• Ensuring the Delivery of Quality Education
• Rigidities in Higher Education
• Credit System could have Integrated the Higher Education Sub-sector
• 7. National Council for Higher Education and Public Universities
• Introduction
• What are Public Universities in Uganda?
• Slow Development of Public Universities
• Declining Funding
• Lack of Institutional Autonomy in Public Universities
• Confusion at the Top: The Legal Impasse
• Selection of a Vice-chancellor and Top Officials
• Detaching the University from Public Service Administrative Regulations and Political Interference
• Chartering of Public Universities to Improve their Institutional Autonomy
• "Pride and Prejudice" of Certain Public Universities
• 8. NCHE and the Challenges of Makerere University
• Introduction
• Funding as a Major Challenge of Tertiary Education
• Impact of Neo-liberal Policies on Makerere University
• Market no Permanent Solution to Makerere's Financial Crisis
• Ensuing Challenges
• Impact on Governance
• Reduction of Programmes
• Institutional Autonomy and Accountability
• 9. Nurturing other Public Universities
• Mbarara University of Science and Technology, MUST)
• Kyambogo University
• Gulu University
• Busitema University
• Muni Univesitry Project
• 10. Licensing, Supervising, and Nurturing Private Higher Institutions, 2002-2012
• Introduction
• What is Private Higher Education?
• Types of Private Higher Institutions
• Management of Private Higher Education, 2002-2012
• Major Problems of Private Universities in Uganda
• General Characteristics of Private Universities
• 11. NCHE and the Chartered Universities, 2002-2012
• Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU)
• Ndejje University
• Uganda Martyrs University
• Nkumba University
• Bugema University
• Uganda Christian University (UCU)
• Kampala International University (KIU)
• 12. NCHE and the Provisionally Licenced Private Universities
• Busoga University
• Kampala University
• Aga Khan University
• Kumi University
• Kabale University
• Mountains of the Moon University, Fort Portal (MMU)
• African Bible College
• Uganda Pentecostal University (UPU)
• Bishop Stuart University
• Muteesa I Royal University
• St.

• Lawrence University (SLAU)
• All Saints University
• Cavendish University (CUU)
• International Health Science University (IHSU)
• Victoria University
• International University of East Africa
• Virtual University of Uganda (VUU)
• LivingStone International University (LIU)
• 13. Other Degree Awarding as well as Failed Institutions
• Other Degree Awarding Institutions
• Failed and Failing Institutions
• 14. NCHE and the Other Tertiary Institutions (OTIs)
• Introduction
• Ugandan Higher Education an Inverted Pyramid
• Who is to Blame for the Slow Growth of the OTIs?
• Way Forward
• SECTION III Management of the National Council for Higher Education
• 15. Administering the NCHE, 2002-2012
• Introduction
• Capacity Development at NCHE
• Designing the NCHE Logo
• Survey of Institutions of Higher Learning in Uganda
• Exhibitions
• Staff Management
• Developing the NCHE Organograms
• Defining the Role of the NCHE
• Management of External Activities
• Building for the National Council for Higher Education
• Equipment, Furniture and Vehicles
• 16. Accreditation of Programmes Taught in Institutions of Higher Learning
• Introduction
• Accreditation of Programmes is Mandatory
• Managing the Accreditation Exercise
• Serious Problems Still Remain
• Case of Makerere University
• Case of Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi (UMU)
• 17. Equating Qualifications and its Impact on the Building of the NCHE
• Introduction
• Process of Equating Academic Qualifications
• Equating of A- Level Equivalences for Political Aspirants
• Equating the Qualifications of Mr Nasser Ssebaggala
• Other Challenges in the Process of Equating Qualifications
• Integrity is Heart of a Regulatory Agency
• 18. Constituting a New Council for NCHE
• Introduction
• Controversy Over the Filling of Vacant Seats
• Constituencies Elect their Representatives
• Election of a Representative of the Vice-chancellors of Private Universities to the NCHE, 2012
• Nominations
• Elections
• Election of Senate Representative
• Judicial Review of the Conduct of Electing the Representatives
• 19. Conclusion
• Model University is a Free One
• Many African Countries have Established Regulatory Agencies
• Building of University Sectors
• Establishment of Quality Mechanisms: External and Internal Quality Checks
• Intrusion into the Institutional Autonomies and Academic Freedom of Universities
• Agencies Should Gradually Reduce their Demands as Universities Improve their Capacities
• I Look Ten Years Back From 2002 to 2012
• 20. Afterword: The Balance Sheet of Ten Years Work by the NCHE / Mouhamad Mpezamihigo
• Introduction
• First Council Insights, 2002-2007
• Initial Setup of Rules, Regulations, and License Fees
• Selecting a Public Representative to Council
• Initial Self-assessment of the NCHE
• Universities and other Tertiary Institutions begin to seek the NCHE Approval
• Licensing and Revoking of Universities' Licenses
• Council Approved or Rejected Licensing of Institutions
• Review of the NCHE Council Committee Functions and Roles
• Formation of the Disciplinary Committee and the Road to the NCHE Restructuring
• Analysis of the NCHE Annual Performance Reports for the Period 2005/2006 to 2011/2012
• Identified Challenges
• Self-evaluations or Institutional Review by Selected Ugandan Universities
• NCHE Role in Programme Level Assessment
• Management and Leadership Training Programme for University Managers.