Movers and Shakers: Social Movements in AfricaMobilization against apartheid, the campaign against blood diamonds, the women's movement in Liberia where Africa's first female head of state was elected in 2005: these are all examples of socially based movements that have had a major effect on Africa's recent history. Yet the most influential theories concerning social movements worldwide have paid little heed to Africa, basing themselves more often on cases drawn from other continents. This volume draws together contributions from some leading writers on social movements in Africa, setting empirical studies alongside a couple of theoretical chapters. Africa s social movements have distinctive features that are related to the continent s specific history. |
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African social movements or social movements in Africa? Stephen Ellis Ineke van Kessel | 1 |
Past present and prospects by Jacquelien van Stekelenburg Bert Klandermans | 17 |
South African and African social movements in comparative perspective by Adam Habib Paul OpokuMensah | 44 |
4 African civil society blood diamonds and the Kimberley process by Lansana Gberie | 63 |
The ebb and flow of a Somali Islamist movement by Jon Abbink | 87 |
Collective action in a waraffected country Veronika Fuest | 114 |
The emergence and growth of Malawis democracy movement by Boniface Dulani | 138 |
Transformations in the Haratine movement in Mauritania Zekeria Ould Ahmed Salem | 156 |
NASFAT of Nigeria by Benjamin Soares | 178 |
Mission accomplished or vision betrayed? by Ineke van Kessel | 197 |
The development of an antisocial movement by Stephen Ellis | 221 |
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List of authors | 255 |
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