 | Self-Determination and Secession in Africa: The Post-Colonial State Subjects: Area Studies; Global Development; Geography; Humanities; Politics & International Relations; Social Sciences; African Studies; Global Development; Politics & Development; Comparative Politics; Regional Development; Human Geography; History; Government; Anthropology - Soc Sci; Africa - Regional Development; Political Geography; Development Geography; Contemporary History 1945-; Elections; Governance; Development - Soc Sci; Indigenous Peoples; Regional Anthropology; Imperial & Colonial History; This book provides a unique comparative study of the major secessionist and self-determination movements in post-colonial Africa, examining theory, international law, charters of the United Nations, and the Organisation of African Unity (OAU)/African Union's (AU) stance on the issue. The book explores whether self-determination and secessionism lead to peace, stability, development and democratisation in conflict-ridden societies, particularly looking at the outcomes in Eritrea and South Sudan. The book covers all the major attempts at self-determination and secession on the continent, extensively analysing the geo-political, economic, security and ideological factors that determine the outcome of the quest for self-determination and secession. It reveals the lack of inherent clarity in international law, social science theories, OAU/AU Charter, UN Charters and international conventions concerning the topic. This is a major contribution to the field and highly relevant for researchers and postgraduate students in African Studies, Development Studies, African Politics and History, and Anthropology. Redie Bereketeab is Senior Researcher at the Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala University, Sweden. |
