Decentralisation and constitutionalism in Africa / edited by Charles M. Fombad and Nico Steytler.
2019
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Title
Decentralisation and constitutionalism in Africa / edited by Charles M. Fombad and Nico Steytler.
Edition
First edition.
Imprint
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Description
xxxvii, 620 pages ; 25 cm.
Series
Stellenbosch handbooks in African constitutional law.
Formatted Contents Note
PART I: INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW
1 The Relationship between Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Africa: Concepts, Conflicts, and Hypotheses
2 Ethnicity, Decentralisation, and Constitutionalism: A Comparative Perspective
3 Regional and Continental Frameworks for Decentralisation in Africa: The African Charter on Decentralisation
PART II: FEDERAL AND HYBRID FEDERAL SYSTEMS IN AFRICA4 Constitutional Infidelity and Federalism in Nigeria
5 A Federation without Federal Credentials: The Story of Federalism in a Dominant-party State
6 The Dynamic Relationship between Devolution and Constitutionalism in South Africa
7 Regionalism under the Congolese Constitution of 18 February 2006: Progress and Challenges
8 Implementation of Devolution under Kenya's 2010 Constitution: Political Resistance and the Struggle for the Ideals of Constitutionalism
9 Constitutionalism: The Missing Element in South Sudan's Elusive Quest for Peace through Federalism? PART III: DECENTRALISATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND CONSTITUTIONALISM
10 Constitutionalisation of Local and Regional Government in Lesotho, South Africa, and Uganda
11 Decentralisation for Participatory Governance under Ghana's 1992 Constitution: The Rhetoric and the Reality
12 Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Zimbabwe: Can the Leviathan be Tamed?
13 Cameroon and the Anomalies of Decentralisation with a Centralist Mindset
14 Decentralised Territorial Entities and Promotion of Local Governance under the Constitution of 18 February 2006 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
15 The Concept and Implementation of 'Gradual Decentralisation' in Mozambique
16 Progress and Pitfalls in Constitutional Reform: Decentralisation in the Wake of the Arab Spring in Egypt and Tunisia
17 Sub-national Constitutional Autonomy, Local Government, and Constitutionalism in Ethiopia
PART IV: TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND DECENTRALISATION
18 Constitutionalisation of Traditional Authorities and the Decentralisation of Governance: Anglophone and Francophone Africa Compared
19 Mapping Traditional Leadership and Authority in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Traditional Governance
20 The Tinkhundla Decentralisation System: Is this a Blend of Traditional and Modern State Governance that Works?
PART V: GENERAL CONCLUSION
21 The Symbiotic Relationship between Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Africa.
1 The Relationship between Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Africa: Concepts, Conflicts, and Hypotheses
2 Ethnicity, Decentralisation, and Constitutionalism: A Comparative Perspective
3 Regional and Continental Frameworks for Decentralisation in Africa: The African Charter on Decentralisation
PART II: FEDERAL AND HYBRID FEDERAL SYSTEMS IN AFRICA4 Constitutional Infidelity and Federalism in Nigeria
5 A Federation without Federal Credentials: The Story of Federalism in a Dominant-party State
6 The Dynamic Relationship between Devolution and Constitutionalism in South Africa
7 Regionalism under the Congolese Constitution of 18 February 2006: Progress and Challenges
8 Implementation of Devolution under Kenya's 2010 Constitution: Political Resistance and the Struggle for the Ideals of Constitutionalism
9 Constitutionalism: The Missing Element in South Sudan's Elusive Quest for Peace through Federalism? PART III: DECENTRALISATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND CONSTITUTIONALISM
10 Constitutionalisation of Local and Regional Government in Lesotho, South Africa, and Uganda
11 Decentralisation for Participatory Governance under Ghana's 1992 Constitution: The Rhetoric and the Reality
12 Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Zimbabwe: Can the Leviathan be Tamed?
13 Cameroon and the Anomalies of Decentralisation with a Centralist Mindset
14 Decentralised Territorial Entities and Promotion of Local Governance under the Constitution of 18 February 2006 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
15 The Concept and Implementation of 'Gradual Decentralisation' in Mozambique
16 Progress and Pitfalls in Constitutional Reform: Decentralisation in the Wake of the Arab Spring in Egypt and Tunisia
17 Sub-national Constitutional Autonomy, Local Government, and Constitutionalism in Ethiopia
PART IV: TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND DECENTRALISATION
18 Constitutionalisation of Traditional Authorities and the Decentralisation of Governance: Anglophone and Francophone Africa Compared
19 Mapping Traditional Leadership and Authority in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Traditional Governance
20 The Tinkhundla Decentralisation System: Is this a Blend of Traditional and Modern State Governance that Works?
PART V: GENERAL CONCLUSION
21 The Symbiotic Relationship between Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Africa.
Summary
This collection of essays assesses the efforts of African governments to constitutionalise decentralisation, be it in the form of federalism, local government or traditional authorities. Since the end of the Cold War jurisdictions across Africa have witnessed an ostensible return to multi-party democracy within the paradigm of constitutionalism and the rule of law. Linked to the democratisation process, many countries took steps to decentralize power by departing from the heavily centralized systems inherited from colonial regimes. The centralization of power, typically characterized by the personalization and concentration of power in the hands of leaders and privileged elites in capital cities, mostly resulted in repressive regimes and fragile states. As decentralisation is a response to these challenges, this volume analyses the dynamic relationship between the efforts to implement decentralization and presence or absence of constitutionalism. 0This volume examines a variety of forms and degrees of decentralization found across Africa. It advances a new understanding of trends and patterns and facilitates the exchange of ideas among African governments and scholars about the critical role that decentralisation may play in democratization of and constitutionalism in Africa.
Note
This collection of essays assesses the efforts of African governments to constitutionalise decentralisation, be it in the form of federalism, local government or traditional authorities. Since the end of the Cold War jurisdictions across Africa have witnessed an ostensible return to multi-party democracy within the paradigm of constitutionalism and the rule of law. Linked to the democratisation process, many countries took steps to decentralize power by departing from the heavily centralized systems inherited from colonial regimes. The centralization of power, typically characterized by the personalization and concentration of power in the hands of leaders and privileged elites in capital cities, mostly resulted in repressive regimes and fragile states. As decentralisation is a response to these challenges, this volume analyses the dynamic relationship between the efforts to implement decentralization and presence or absence of constitutionalism. 0This volume examines a variety of forms and degrees of decentralization found across Africa. It advances a new understanding of trends and patterns and facilitates the exchange of ideas among African governments and scholars about the critical role that decentralisation may play in democratization of and constitutionalism in Africa.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Decentralization and Constitutionalism in Africa. Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2019
Call Number
KQC623 .D43 2019
Language
English
ISBN
9780198846154 (hardback)
0198846150
0198846150
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