The Oxford handbook Kenyan politics
- Responsibility
- edited by Nic Cheeseman, Karuti Kanyinga and Gabrielle Lynch
- Edition
- First edition
- Publication
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2020
- Physical description
- xxiii, 761 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Series
- Oxford handbooks.
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| Call number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DT433.559 .O94 2020 |
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Creators/Contributors
- Contributor
- Cheeseman, Nic, 1979- editor.
- Kanyinga, Karuti editor.
- Lynch, Gabrielle editor.
Contents/Summary
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Summary
- "Kenya is one of the most politically dynamic and influential countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Today, it is known in equal measure as a country that has experienced great highs and tragic lows. In the 1960s and 1970s, Kenya was seen as a "success story" of development in the periphery, and also led the way in terms of democratic breakthroughs in 2010 when a new constitution devolved power and placed new constraints on the president. However, the country has also makes international headlines for the kind of political instability that occurs when electoral violence is expressed along ethnic lines, such as during the "Kenya crisis" of 2007/08 when over 1,000 people lost their lives and almost 700,000 were displaced. This Handbook explains these developments and many more, drawing together 50 specially commissioned chapters by leading researchers. The chapters they have contributed address a range of essential topics including the legacy of colonial rule, ethnicity, land politics, devolution, the constitution, elections, democracy, foreign aid, the informal economy, civil society, human right, the International Criminal Court, the rise of China, economic policy, electoral violence, and the impact of mobile phone technology. In addition to covering some of the most important debates about Kenyan politics, the volume provides a comprehensive overview of Kenyan history from 1930 to the present day and features a set of chapters that review the impact of devolution on regional politics in every part of the country"-- Provided by publisher
Subjects
- Subjects
- Kenya > Politics and government.
Bibliographic information
- Publication date
- 2020
- Title variation
- Kenyan politics
- Series
- [Oxford handbooks]
- ISBN
- 9780198815693 hardback
- 0198815697 hardback
- 9780192547675 (epub)
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