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Africa's Informal Workers is a vigorous examination of the informalization and casualization of work, which is changing livelihoods in Africa and beyond.

New perspectives on migration governance and its effects on different groups of people on the move in the context of a highly politicised and publicised topic - African migration towards Europe.

A comprehensive examination of the causes of Africa's violent electoral clashes, and the consequences for African democratization and peace-keeping.

A comprehensive examination of the causes of Africa's violent electoral clashes, and the consequences for African democratization and peace-keeping.

The first systematic study about what effect the electoral participation of ex-military leaders in Africa has on post-war security

The first comprehensive volume to offer a critical perspective on the role of the new middle classes in contemporary Africa.

An important interrogation of the 2010 Kenyan constitution and its implications for the country's deep-seated problems of state and society.

Through a variety of in-depth case studies - from DRC to Somali to Liberia amongst others - this book shows how important informal political and economic networks are in many of the continent's conflict areas.

Topical and comprehensive, 'Agricultural Development and Food Security in Africa' offers fresh insight into a set of relationships that will shape both Africa and the world over the coming decades.

An analysis of transformations taking place in rural Mozambique andtheir implications on inequalities and livelihoods.

An analysis of transformations taking place in rural Mozambique andtheir implications on inequalities and livelihoods.

Through a variety of in-depth case studies - from DRC to Somali to Liberia amongst others - this book shows how important informal political and economic networks are in many of the continent's conflict areas.

An essential book for anyone wishing to understand the startling impact of biofuels and land outsourcing on Africa.

Africa's Informal Workers is a vigorous examination of the informalization and casualization of work, which is changing livelihoods in Africa and beyond.

China and India have become the most important economic partners of Africa. This book examines the opportunities and challenges posed by the presence of China and India in Africa, and proposes critical interventions that African governments must undertake in order to negotiate with China and India from a stronger and more informed platform.

A highly original volume analysing the effects and implications of large-scale displacement in Africa.

China and India have become the most important economic partners of Africa. This book examines the opportunities and challenges posed by the presence of China and India in Africa, and proposes critical interventions that African governments must undertake in order to negotiate with China and India from a stronger and more informed platform.

A comprehensive analysis of the rise of private security providers across Africa, and its implications for African states and societies

Provides vital insights into the future of peacekeeping operations in Africa, as well as practical solutions to security challenges facing the continent.

Provides vital insights into the future of peacekeeping operations in Africa, as well as practical solutions to security challenges facing the continent.

A revealing and urgent insight into the motives, dynamics and consequences of the increasing amounts of development aid given by the West to authoritarian governments in Africa.

A remarkable and original exploration of the impact of how international markets and trade regimes impact the lives of ordinary Africans.

Analyses the causes, dynamics and politics underpinning oil-related violence in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. This book examines the role of oil as a commodity of global strategic significance, addressing the relationship between oil, energy security and development in the Niger Delta.

Drawing on the experiences of children from rural Burkina Faso and Ghana, this book looks at the circumstances of children's voluntary migration and their experiences of it.

The first comprehensive volume to offer a critical perspective on the role of the new middle classes in contemporary Africa.

Based on original fieldwork in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as research material from other conflict zones, Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War? challenges the recent prominence given to sexual violence, bravely highlighting various problems with isolating sexual violence from other violence in war.

An essential book for anyone wishing to understand the startling impact of biofuels and land outsourcing on Africa.

A comprehensive analysis of the rise of private security providers across Africa, and its implications for African states and societies

The first systematic study about what effect the electoral participation of ex-military leaders in Africa has on post-war security