Governance and the Crisis of Rule in Contemporary Africa

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Governance and the Unending Search for Leadership in African Politics

   1. Governance and the Unending Search for Leadership in African Politics

      • Wale Adebanwi, Ebenezer Obadare

      Pages 1-19

3. Postcolonial and Decolonial Philosophies of Leadership

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21

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   2. Nelson Mandela and the Politics of Life

      • Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni

      Pages 23-47

   3. Obafemi Awolowo: Knowledge, Leadership, Governance

      • Olú́fẹ́mi Táíwò

      Pages 49-71

   4. Julius Nyerere: Leadership Insights for Contemporary Challenges

      • Samuel Zalanga

      Pages 73-93

4. Nation-Building and the Question of Rule

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95

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   2. Jomo Kenyatta: War, Land, and Politics in Kenya

      • Warris Vianni

      Pages 97-117

   3. Leadership, Nation, and Subjectivity in Cameroon: Ahidjo’s “Citizenization” and Biya’s “Autochthonization” in Comparative Perspectives

      • Basile Ndjio

      Pages 119-146

   4. Factionalism and Robert Mugabe’s Leadership in Zimbabwe

      • Enocent Msindo

      Pages 147-172

   5. Ahmadu Bello and the Challenges of Nation-Building in Nigeria

      • Ibrahim Gambari

      Pages 173-193

5. Power, Governance, and Non-State Leadership

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195

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   2. The Evolution of Insurgent Leadership in Africa

      • William Reno

      Pages 197-210

   3. Democratic Leadership, Religious Values, and Social Justice: Examining the Ethical Dimensions of Anti-Gay Legislation in Africa

      • Simeon O. Ilesanmi

      Pages 211-234

   4. Social Transformation and Military Leadership: The Nigerian Army and Fourth Generation Wars

      • Okechukwu C. Iheduru

      Pages 235-264

   5. Olusola Saraki, Charismatic Leadership, and Patron-Client Relations in Modern Ilorin

      • Gbemisola A. Animasawun

      Pages 265-293

6. Back Matter

   Pages 295-310

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This volume advances the discussions of leadership in Africa's specific history, culture, economy, and politics. The book promotes an understanding of leadership and its paradoxes and illuminates the conditions under which political leadership has been produced, and how those conditions have shaped leaders.

• Africa
• army
• crisis
• culture
• economy
• governance
• Kenya
• politics
• social justice
• transformation
• war

“This book offers an account of some of the historical manifestations of positive leadership in Africa … . this book presents a collection of well-researched studies into political leadership in Africa which offers useful empirical insights into the prevailing atmospherics of governance that influenced the emergence of specific leadership styles in different contexts. The book is therefore essential reading for scholars concerned with political development, democratization and leadership in Africa.” (John Olushola Magbadelo, African Affairs, Vol. 117 (469), October, 2018)

Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Professor and Head, Archie Mafeje Research Institute, University of South Africa, South Africa Olúf?e??mi Táíwò, Professor, Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University, USA Samuel Zalanga, Professor of Sociology, Bethel University, USA Warris Vianni, Independent Scholar, Kenya Basile Ndjio, Professor of Social Anthropology, African Studies Center, University of Douala, Cameroon Enocent Msindo, Associate Professor of History, Rhodes University, South Africa Ibrahim Gambari, Chairman and Founder, Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development, Nigeria William Reno, Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University, USA Simeon O. Ilesanmi, Washington M. Wingate Professor of Religion, Wake Forrest University, USA Okechukwu C. Iheduru, Professor of Political Science, Arizona State University, USA Gbemisola A. Animasawun, Lecturer at Center for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, Nigeria

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