Journal of Eastern African Studies

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Volume 8, issue 4, 2014

Violence as politics in eastern Africa, 1940–1990: legacy, agency, contingency pp. 539-557

David M. Anderson and Øystein H. Rolandsen

Calm between the storms? Patterns of political violence in Somalia, 1950–1980 pp. 558-572

Ken Menkhaus

Political violence and the emergence of the dispute over Abyei, Sudan, 1950–1983 pp. 573-589

Luka B. Deng Kuol

“Unsound” minds and broken bodies: the detention of “hardcore” Mau Mau women at Kamiti and Gitamayu Detention Camps in Kenya, 1954–1960 pp. 590-608

Katherine Bruce-Lockhart

Discourses of violence in the transition from colonialism to independence in southern Sudan, 1955–1960 pp. 609-625

Øystein H. Rolandsen and Cherry Leonardi

Ethiopian state support to insurgency in Southern Sudan from 1962 to 1983: local, regional and global connections pp. 626-641

Lovise Aalen

Violence, decolonisation and the Cold War in Kenya's north-eastern province, 1963–1978 pp. 642-657

Daniel Branch

Remembering Wagalla: state violence in northern Kenya, 1962–1991 pp. 658-676

David M. Anderson

Ethiopian foreign policy and the Ogaden War: the shift from “containment” to “destabilization,” 1977–1991 pp. 677-691

Belete Belachew Yihun

The Uganda–Tanzania War, the fall of Idi Amin, and the failure of African diplomacy, 1978–1979 pp. 692-709

George Roberts

The grassroots nature of counterinsurgent tribal militia formation: the case of the Fertit in Southern Sudan, 1985–1989 pp. 710-724

Daniel S. Blocq

Punishing the periphery: legacies of state repression in the Ethiopian Ogaden pp. 725-739

Tobias Hagmann

Editorial Board pp. ebi-ebi

The Editors

Volume 8, issue 3, 2014

Erratum pp. x-x

The Editors

‘Hat on – hat off’: trauma and trepanation in Kisii, western Kenya pp. 331-345

Sloan Mahone

Religious freedom and the political order: the Ethiopian ‘secular state’ and the containment of Muslim identity politics pp. 346-365

Jon Abbink

African workers and the Universities' Mission to Central Africa in Zanzibar, 1864–1900 pp. 366-381

Michelle Liebst

Trade networks and the practical norms of taxation at a border crossing between South Sudan and Northern Uganda pp. 382-399

Rens Twijnstra, Dorothea Hilhorst and Kristof Titeca

From millet to tomatoes: incremental intensification with high-value crops in contemporary Meru, Tanzania pp. 400-419

Ellen Hillbom

A view of a bureaucratic developmental state: local governance and agricultural extension in rural Ethiopia pp. 420-437

Sabine Planel

Choices and changes of recruitment methods in a Tanzanian city pp. 438-458

Gundula Fischer, Henrik Egbert and Sebastian Bredl

Julius Rex: Nyerere through the eyes of his critics, 1953–2013 pp. 459-477

James R. Brennan

Recasting Julius Nyerere in Zanzibar: the Revolution, the Union and the Enemy of the Nation pp. 478-496

Marie-Aude Fouéré

The poetry of an orphaned nation: newspaper poetry and the death of Nyerere pp. 497-514

Mary Ann Mhina

Tanzanian newspaper poetry: political commentary in verse pp. 515-537

Kelly Askew

Volume 8, issue 2, 2014

Bringing the peasants back in, again: state power and local agency in Rwanda's gacaca courts pp. 193-213

Phil Clark

What's on a peasant's mind? Experiencing RPF state reach and overreach in post-genocide Rwanda (2000–10) pp. 214-230

Bert Ingelaere

Re-examining resistance in post-genocide Rwanda pp. 231-245

Nicola Palmer

Explaining the design of the Rwandan decentralization: elite vulnerability and the territorial repartition of power pp. 246-262

Benjamin Chemouni

Governing ethnicity after genocide: ethnic amnesia in Rwanda versus ethnic power-sharing in Burundi pp. 263-277

Stef Vandeginste

Cohesion through socialization: liberation, tradition and modernity in the forging of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) pp. 278-293

Marco Jowell

Promising developments? Children, youth and post-genocide reconstruction under the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) pp. 294-310

Kirrily Pells, Kirsten Pontalti and Timothy P. Williams

Rwanda's political settlement and the urban transition: expropriation, construction and taxation in Kigali pp. 311-329

Tom Goodfellow

Volume 8, issue 1, 2014

Erratum pp. iii-iii

The Editors

Corrigendum pp. iv-iv

The Editors

Erratum pp. v-v

The Editors

Dedication pp. 1-1

Nic Cheeseman, Gabrielle Lynch and Justin Willis

Democracy and its discontents: understanding Kenya's 2013 elections pp. 2-24

Nic Cheeseman, Gabrielle Lynch and Justin Willis

Kenya and the International Criminal Court (ICC): politics, the election and the law pp. 25-42

Susanne D. Mueller

Dire consequences or empty threats? Western pressure for peace, justice and democracy in Kenya pp. 43-62

Stephen Brown and Rosalind Raddatz

The long road to institutionalization: the Kenyan Parliament and the 2013 elections pp. 63-77

Kennedy Opalo

Staging democracy: Kenya's televised presidential debates pp. 78-92

Natalie Moss and Alasdair O'Hare

Electing the ‘alliance of the accused’: the success of the Jubilee Alliance in Kenya's Rift Valley pp. 93-114

Gabrielle Lynch

Marginalization and political participation on the Kenya coast: the 2013 elections pp. 115-134

Justin Willis and Ngala Chome

Navigating ethnicity and electoral politics in northern Kenya: the case of the 2013 election pp. 135-152

Neil Carrier and Hassan H. Kochore

Voting behavior and electoral irregularities in Kenya's 2013 Election pp. 153-172

Karen E. Ferree, Clark C. Gibson and James D. Long

Plus ça change? County-level politics in Kenya after devolution pp. 173-191

Agnes Cornell and Michelle D'Arcy

Volume 7, issue 4, 2013

Beyond ‘Great Marriage’: collective involvement, personal achievement and social change in Ngazidja (Comoros) pp. 569-587

Sophie Blanchy

Transmission of Muslim practices and women's agency in Ibo Island and Pemba (Mozambique) pp. 588-606

Francesca Declich

Climate change vulnerability in Ethiopia: disaggregation of Tigray Region pp. 607-629

Tagel Gebrehiwot and Anne van der Veen

The national service/Warsai-Yikealo Development Campaign and forced migration in post-independence Eritrea pp. 630-649

Gaim Kibreab

“We all voted for it”: experiences of participation in community-based ecotourism from the foothills of Mt Kilimanjaro pp. 650-670

Cynthia Amati

Explaining the non-governmental organization (NGO) boom: the case of HIV/AIDS NGOs in Kenya pp. 671-690

Megan Hershey

A history of tobacco production and marketing in Malawi, 1890–2010 pp. 691-712

Martin Prowse

Including peace: the influence of electoral management bodies on electoral violence pp. 713-731

Christian Opitz, Hanne Fjelde and Kristine Höglund

Digging into the past: critical reflections on Rwanda's pursuit for a domestic mineral economy pp. 732-750

Rachel Perks

Making a livelihood at the fish-landing site: exploring the pursuit of economic independence amongst Ugandan women pp. 751-765

Georgina Pearson, Caroline Barratt, Janet Seeley, Ali Ssetaala, Georgina Nabbagala and Gershim Asiki

Editorial Board pp. ebi-ebi

The Editors

Volume 7, issue 3, 2013

‘What kind of hell is this!’ Understanding the Mungiki movement's power of mobilisation pp. 371-388

Erik Henningsen and Peris Jones

The “hustle” amongst youth entrepreneurs in Mathare's informal waste economy pp. 389-412

Tatiana Thieme

Adapting to the new path: Khatmiyya Sufi authority, the al-Mirghani family, and Eritrean nationalism during British Occupation, 1941–1949 pp. 413-431

Joseph Venosa

Locating the local in the Coastal Rebellion of 1888–1890 pp. 432-449

Steven Fabian

Truth under the avocado trees. Local needs and Burundi's TRC: whither the truth? pp. 450-470

David Taylor

The limits – and limiters – of external influence: donors, the Ugandan Electoral Commission and the 2011 elections pp. 471-491

Jonathan Fisher

Judicial politics: election petitions and electoral fraud in Uganda pp. 492-508

Jude Murison

Buganda royalism and political competition in Uganda's 2011 elections pp. 509-529

Florence Brisset-Foucault

Understanding the 2011 Ugandan elections: the contribution of public opinion surveys pp. 530-548

Nicolas de Torrenté

Creating dependency: land and gift-giving practices in Uganda pp. 549-568

Claire Médard and Valérie Golaz

Volume 7, issue 2, 2013

Introduction pp. 195-195

Markus Hoehne

Virginia Luling, Anthropologist (24 June 1939–7 January 2013) pp. 196-198

The Editors

Limits of hybrid political orders: the case of Somaliland pp. 199-217

Markus Hoehne

Somaliland's best kept secret: shrewd politics and war projects as means of state-making pp. 218-238

Dominik Balthasar

Hostages of peace: the politics of radio liberalization in Somaliland pp. 239-257

Nicole Stremlau

Customary law and the joys of statelessness: idealised traditions versus Somali realities pp. 258-271

Günther Schlee

Authority and administration beyond the state: local governance in southern Somalia, 1995–2006 pp. 272-290

Jutta Bakonyi

Displacement in contested places: governance, movement and settlement in the Somali territories pp. 291-313

Anna Lindley

The impact of civil war and state collapse on the roles of Somali women: a blessing in disguise pp. 314-333

Mohamed Ingiriis and Markus Hoehne

Missing states? Somali trade networks and the Eastleigh transformation pp. 334-352

Neil Carrier and Emma Lochery

A sea of trade and a sea of fish: piracy and protection in the Western Indian Ocean pp. 353-370

Jatin Dua

Volume 7, issue 1, 2013

Environmental mainstreaming and post-sovereign governance in Tanzania pp. 1-20

Carl Death

Towards understanding ambivalence in educational policy outcomes in Kenya pp. 21-39

Teresa Wasonga

From “All for some” to “Some for all”? A historical geography of pro-poor water provision in Kampala pp. 40-57

Jenny Appelblad Fredby and David Nilsson

Rethinking the state in Idi Amin's Uganda: the politics of exhortation pp. 58-82

Derek Peterson and Edgar Taylor

Uganda in the 1970s: a decade of paradoxes and ambiguities pp. 83-103

Holger Hansen

From monopoly marketing to coffee: responses to policy recklessness and extraction in Uganda, 1971–79 pp. 104-124

Godfrey Asiimwe

“Sometime you may leave your husband in Karuma Falls or in the forest there”: a gendered history of disappearance in Idi Amin's Uganda, 1971–79 pp. 125-142

Alicia Decker

Claiming Kabale: racial thought and urban governance in Uganda pp. 143-163

Edgar Taylor

Exceptions to the expulsion: violence, security and community among Ugandan Asians, 1972–79 pp. 164-182

Anneeth Hundle

Somalia rising: things are starting to change for the world's longest failed state pp. 183-193

Laura Hammond