All over Africa, an explosion in cultural productions of various genres is in evidence. Whether in relation to music, song and dance, drama, poetry, film, documentaries, photography, cartoons, fine arts, novels…

Ces mémoires d’un étudiant africain sont essentiellement destinés aux jeunes Africains qui veulent continuer le combat en faveur d’une indépendance et d’un développement véritables. Il ne s’agit pas d’ég…

‘The African state is unveiling itself as a violence-machine, not only in times of war, but also in times of peace…and is forcing children to occupy the spaces from which it has itself withdrawn.’Almost witho…

This is the first title in a new series Interventions, a strategic initiative by CODESRIA, aimed at promoting the research output of the younger generation of academics and scholars in Africa, and encouraging t…

There are few works emanating from Africa, which may be construed as child studies, and even fewer reference works on this subject. There can be little dispute however, that issues such as child labour, child s…

Zaire is a country at a crossroads – a land with abundant agriculture, mineral and human resources, and yet economically deeply paralysed and struggling to implement a successful strategy for social and economi…

No one can fail to be aware of the incredible impact that the IMF and the World Bank have had on Africa. Their structural adjustment programmes were deliberately designed to shock African economies into free ma…

This collection of essays critically interrogates the internal dimensions of the identity and citizenship crises at the root of the political crises of states in West Africa, and considers the steps that have b…

The eleven contributions comprising this study emanate from different subjects within the social sciences and from different countries of West Africa. However when it comes to the relationship between democracy…

This collection of ten essays focuses and analyses Ghana’s political, economic, agrarian and social development. The authors are all Ghanaian scholars, and they reflect on their country’s experience from differ…

Thirteen chapters present the debate among Sengalese academics undertaking a multi-facetted analysis of the social, political and economic development of their country, with the aim of finding innovative answer…

Two hypothesis form the basis of this study. First, that development in African countries follows many models, on many time-scales; and secondly that private indirect government is taking the place of the state…

Liberia’s unique features should make it one of the most attractive countries for the examination of ethnicity. And yet, ethnicity in Liberia is heavily under-studied. Filling this gap, the author’s comprehensi…

The author opens up the debate on transition processes which have dominated economic and social studies on Africa over the past few years. This study illuminates political developments in the transition from an…

There is wide preoccupation with the vital issue of democracy in Africa, and its implication for the world at large. The reality is for the most part that on the African continent, democratic freedoms are suppr…

This monograph highlights the necessity for taking preventive measures in the form of peace-building as a sustainable and long-term solution to conflicts in West Africa, with a special focus on the Mano River U…

This study about political opposition in Cameroon is of contemporary relevance on a continent where dictatorship has been able to develop multiple means of co-opting, neutralising and frustrating forms of polit…

Ibrahim offers a comparative study of the democratic transitions in the Anglophone countries of West Africa, identifying regional trends and discreet factors. He argues that democracy is creeping up the agenda,…

The process of democratisation is under way, it is argued. The vast network of inter-linking social processes – civil society, the media, academia, and public concern with accountability and transparency, which…

The resurgence and frequency of violent conflicts and tensions require analyses taking account of the factors that have shaped the history of ethnic identities and warring groups. Citing cultural differences as…