Africa Spectrum

1997 - 2017

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Volume 48, issue 3, 2013

Insurgent Nationalism: Political Imagination and Rupture in Côte d'Ivoire pp. 3-31

Till Foerster

Frames in the Ethiopian Debate on Biofuels pp. 33-53

Brigitte Portner

Negotiated Peace, Denied Justice? The Case of West Nile (Northern Uganda) pp. 55-84

Artur Bogner and Dieter Neubert

At the Margins of the Economy? Chinese Migrants in Lesotho's Wholesale and Retail Sector pp. 85-97

Sarah Hanisch

Africa and the Middle Class(es) pp. 111-120

Henning Melber

Review: Lorenzo Cotula, The Great African Land Grab?: Agricultural Investments and the Global Food System (2013) pp. 121-123

Kerstin Nolte

Review: Richard Bourne, Catastrophe: What Went Wrong in Zimbabwe (2011) pp. 124-126

Sören Scholvin

Review: Irina Filatova and Apollon Davidson, The Hidden Thread: Russia and South Africa in the Soviet Era (2013) pp. 127-130

Chris Saunders

Review: Hermann Giliomee, The Last Afrikaner Leaders: A Supreme Test of Power (2012) pp. 131-133

Adam Houldsworth

Review: Christine Hatzky, Kubaner in Angola: Süd-Süd-Kooperation und Bildungstransfer 1976-1991 (2012) pp. 134-135

Reinhart Kößler

Volume 48, issue 2, 2013

Ominous Inevitabilities: Reflecting on South Africa’s Post-Transition Aporia in Achmat Dangor’s "Bitter Fruit" pp. 3-24

Aghogho Akpome

Nigeria’s Quest to Recover Looted Assets: The Abacha Affair pp. 51-70

David U. Enweremadu

Oil Multinational Corporations, Environmental Irresponsibility and Turbulent Peace in the Niger Delta pp. 71-83

Daniel E. Agbiboa and Benjamin Maiangwa

A Critical Review of Environmental Conservation in Zimbabwe pp. 85-97

Munyaradzi Mawere

Reflections on the 22nd Conference of the African Studies Association in Germany (VAD e.V.) in Cologne, Germany (30 May–2 June 2012) pp. 99-106

Martina Gockel-Frank and Michael Bollig

Comparison Re-invented: Adaptation of Universal Methods to African Studies (Conference Report) pp. 107-115

Franzisca Zanker and Katharina Newbery

Not Studying White, Up or Down, but Around Southern Africa: A Response to Francis Nyamnjoh pp. 117-121

Robert J. Gordon

"Poor Whites" Do Matter pp. 123-126

Annika Teppo

From Quibbles to Substance: A Response to Responses pp. 127-139

Francis B. Nyamnjoh

Review: Ulf Engel (ed.), New Mediation Practices in African Conflicts (2012) pp. 141-143

Johannes Vüllers

Review: Christopher Cramer, Laura Hammond, and Johan Pottier (eds.), Researching Violence in Africa: Ethical and Methodological Challenges (2011) pp. 144-146

Jon Schubert

Review: Derek Hook, A Critical Psychology of the Postcolonial: The Mind of Apartheid (2012) pp. 147-148

Danielle Faye Tran

Review; Ønulf Gulbrandsen, The State and the Social: State Formation in Botswana and Its Precolonial and Colonial Genealogies (2012) pp. 149-152

Reinhart Kößler

Volume 48, issue 1, 2013

(Re)making the Social World: The Politics of Transitional Justice in Burundi pp. 3-24

Sandra Rubli

Becoming Zimbabwe or Becoming Zimbabwean: Identity, Nationalism and State-building pp. 49-70

Alois S. Mlambo

Serving in Africa: US Peace Corps in Cameroon pp. 71-87

Julius A. Amin

Gender, Gays and Gain: The Sexualised Politics of Donor Aid in Malawi pp. 89-105

Emmie Chanika, John L. Lwanda and Adamson S. Muula

The 2013 Elections in Zimbabwe: End of an Era for Human Rights Discourse? pp. 99-110

Cornelias Ncube

On Gaining Access: A Response to Francis Nyamnjoh’s “Blinded by Sight: Divining the Future of Anthropology in Africa” pp. 107-112

Andrew Hartnack

On Agnotology as Built-in Ignorance pp. 113-116

Jean-Pierre Warnier

Anthropology and Whites in South Africa: Response to an Unreasonable Critique pp. 117-127

Isak Niehaus

The Value of Outsiderdom, or, Anthropology’s Folly pp. 129-134

Sanya Osha

Review: Lisa Mackenrodt, Swahili Spirit Possession and Islamic Healing in Contemporary Tanzania: The Jinn Fly on Friday (2011) pp. 135-137

Jigal Beez

Review: Klaus Grütjen, Lokale Selbstverwaltung im Spannungsfeld von afrikanischer Tradition und europäischer Moderne: Dezentralisierung und Dekonzentration in den frankophonen Staaten Westafrikas am Beispiel Burkina Fasos (2011) pp. 138-140

Katja Werthmann

Review: Christopher Cramer, Laura Hammond, and Johan Pottier (eds.), Researching Violence in Africa: Ethical and Methodological Challenges (2011) pp. 141-144

Oluwaseum Bamidele

Review: Jutta Bakonyi, Land ohne Staat: Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft im Krieg am Beispiel Somalias (2011) pp. 145-147

Markus V. Höhne

Review: Volker Matthies, The Siege of Magdala: The British Empire Against the Emperor of Ethiopia (2012) pp. 148-150

Tekeste Negash

Review: Josiah Brownell, The Collapse of Rhodesia: Population Demographics and the Politics of Race (2011) pp. 151-154

Tinashe Nyamunda

Volume 47, issue 2-3, 2012

From the Editors' Desk pp. 3-4

Andreas Mehler and Henning Melber

Deals and Dealings: Inconclusive Peace and Treacherous Trade along the South Sudan–Uganda Border pp. 5-31

Mareike Schomerus and Kristof Titeca

Beyond Marikana: The Post-Apartheid South African State pp. 33-62

Vishwas Satgar

Blinded by Sight: Divining the Future of Anthropology in Africa pp. 63-92

Francis B. Nyamnjoh

The Force of Action: Legitimizing the Coup in Bamako, Mali pp. 93-110

Bruce Whitehouse

Socio-political Turmoil in Mali: The Public Debate Following the Coup d’État on 22 March 2012 pp. 111-125

Sten Hagberg and Gabriella Körling

KONY 2012, Military Humanitarianism, and the Magic of Occult Economies pp. 127-135

Sverker Finnström

Boko Haram: The Development of a Militant Religious Movement in Nigeria pp. 137-155

Roman Loimeier

“Green” or “Red”? Reframing the Environmental Discourse in Nigeria pp. 157-166

Akin Iwilade

Polish African Studies at a Crossroads: Past, Present and Future pp. 167-185

Konrad Czernichowski, Dominik Kopinski and Andrzej Polus

Conference Report: “Thirty Years of German–Beninese Cooperation in Social Science Research on Benin: Topics, Conclusions, Future Prospects” – Thurnau/Bayreuth, 8–10 March 2012 pp. 187-193

Jeannett Martin and Laetitia Wayaffe

Locally and Beyond: West African Land Relations and Global Citizenship pp. 195-199

Raluca Pernes

Review: John S. Saul, Liberation Lite: The Roots of Recolonization in Southern Africa (2011) pp. 201-203

Henning Melber

Review: Jeremy I. Levitt, Illegal Peace in Africa: An Inquiry into the Legality of Power Sharing with Warlords, Rebels, and Junta (2012) pp. 204-206

Stef Vandeginste

Review: Steven Radelet, Emerging Africa: How 17 Countries Are Leading the Way (2010) pp. 207-209

Matthijs Bogaards

Volume 47, issue 1, 2012

Multilingualism and Hip Hop Consumption in Nigeria: Accounting for the Local Acceptance of a Global Phenomenon pp. 3-19

Olusegun Fariudeen Liadi

Defining the Nation: National Identity in South Sudanese Media Discourse pp. 21-49

Ole Frahm

Land Transactions and Chieftaincies in Southwestern Togo pp. 51-72

Marco Gardini

The Democratic Impact of ICT in Africa pp. 73-88

Alexandra Dobra

Three Views of a Secret: Land Rights and the Constitution of Local Citizenship in West Africa pp. 89-96

Jean-Pierre Jacob and Pierre-Yves Le Meur

Review: Krista Johnson and Sean Jacobs (eds.), Encyclopedia of South Africa (2011) pp. 97-98

Felix Brahm

Review: Andreas Eckert, Ingeborg Grau and Arno Sonderegger (eds.), Afrika 1500–1900: Geschichte und Gesellschaft (2011); Arno Sonderegger, Ingeborg Grau and Birgit Englert (eds.), Afrika im 20. Jahrhundert: Geschichte und Gesellschaft (2011) pp. 99

Jamie Miller