This book examines the twin critical processes of state-building and nation-building in Africa and the confluence of major domestic and global issues that shape them. The book covers topics such as the expansive role of non-governmental organizations, the growing influence of charismatic Pentecostalism, ethnic conflicts in East Africa, the failure of the African Union's peacekeeping efforts in Sudan's Darfur region, and Africa's expanding relations with the European Union. It combines discussion of these frontier issues shaping contemporary African society with analysis from leading policy experts.

Autorentext
George Klay Kieh, Jr. is Professor of Political Science at the University of West Georgia, USA.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Framing the African Condition.- 2. Non-Governmental Organizations and the African State.- 3. Civil Society in Africa: Interrogating the Role of Pentecostal Christianity in Africa's Democratization and Development Processes.- 4. The Military, Militarism and State Integrity in Africa.- 5. Ethnic Conflicts in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.- 6. The African Union and Conflict in Sudan's Darfur Region.- 7. Conflict Resolution in Africa.- 8. Africa and the European Union.- 9. Toward Addressing the African Condition: The Lessons.