Land, Law and Politics in Africa
Mediating Conflict and Reshaping the State
Jan Abbink &
Mirjam de Bruijn (editors)
This volume presents a wide selection of studies on the issues of law, land
dispute and conflict (mediation) in Africa, reconsidering the role of state
agents and other actors in these matters. The focus is on analyzing how
citizens, state institutions and concerned (inter)national actors aim to
find solutions to disputes, tension and conflict that are part of social
life. The authors have approached the subject of Land, Law and Politics in
Africa from a variety of disciplinary angles. The issues at stake comprise
land access and land use, state politics and democratization efforts, the
relationship between constitutional/state law and customary law, the
challenges of urban and rural conflicts, border issues and the conceptions
of (human) rights. On the basis of new empirical studies, the authors plead
for a more holistic perspective on the above issues and on developmental
policy in general.
The book has 15 chapters in four thematic parts, focusing on historical and
cultural aspects of politics and authority; land law and land disputes;
constitutionalism and politics; and conflict studies. The volume is also a
tribute to the work of
Gerti Hesseling (1946-2009), a Dutch Africanist with a successful career
as a scholar of constitutional and land law, focusing on West Africa.
ISBN
978 90 04 21738 6
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