Neopatrimonialism is the latter and was seen by governments attempting to gain legitimacy as a less violent and brutal way to rule, though often unstable. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond, african affairs. Bach, emile durkheim centre for comparative politics and sociology, sciences po bordeaux. Oct 19, 2014 neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond degila, delidji eric 20141019 00. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond 2012, paperback.
Whereas patrimonialism refers to a traditional form of government described by influential german sociologist max weber, the term neopatrimonialism is intended to signify that, following the imposition of the colonial state, african political systems can no longer be treated. Max weber refers to patrimonial rule as it is projected beyond the family to an entire society or even nation. To overcome the catchall use of the concept the authors. This paper is a critical interrogation of the dominant africanist discourse on african state forms and its relationship with what is seen as pervasive state failure on the continent. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond, edited by daniel c. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond is an important and timely volume that will be of interest to students and scholars of international politics, african studies. Neopatrimonialism and public sector performance and reform. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond african affairs. Neopatrimonialism is bedeviled by a confusion that has contributed to its being used to conflate individual predatory behavior with forms of political authority based on the purported logic of the neopatrimonial state. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond in searchworks catalog. Is patrimonialism really the source of africa s poor governance. Yet the place of neopatrimonialism in african studies is somewhat unclear. Neopatrimonialism as a functional threat to good governance. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond degila, delidji eric 20141019 00.
Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond routledge studies. Phillipson bridges this temporalgeographic gap in the light of new. Although the book replicates some of the conceptual confusion in the field as a whole, it also. Neopatrimonialism as a functional threat to good governance and development in africa. Neopatrimonialism, a system whereby rulers use state resources for personal benefit and to secure the loyalty of clients in the general population, is central to any teaching or conceptualisation of contemporary african politics. Both ancient and contemporary histories offer many examples of bureaucratic offices that are filled by a rulers kin. During the past two decades, neopatrimonialism has become the convenient, all purpose, and ubiquitous moniker for african governance. Erdmanns drive to do two things in parallelto disprove africa s alleged exceptionalism while working towards the adaptation of universal approaches in light of his deep insights into many african casesmade. Although some academics argue that it is a sign of underdevelopment and backwardness or the phenomenon that prevents development from taking place, others have insisted that it is a political system that fits african social frameworks. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond routledge studies in. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond attempts to rectify these problems by collecting essays that return to max weber to analyze the concept of neopatrimonialism, reexamine its applications in africa, and apply it to political life outside africa. On how electorally competitive regimes coexist with neopatrimonialism in some african countries, see lindberg, its our time to chop. Aug 19, 2014 neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond, edited by daniel c. Neopatrimonialism and democracy neopatrimonialism is a form of rule commonly associated with ineffective governance in africa.
Too limited because the focus is on subsaharan africa. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond by woods, dwayne. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond introduction and chap. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond ebook, 2012. The paperback of the neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond by daniel c.
Pdf this recent volume is disappointing because it fails to confront the serious flaws inherent in the concept of neopatrimonialism. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond routledge studies on. Jul 01, 2015 read neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond, journal of cold war studies on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. All giga working papers are available as pdf files free of charge at. Pdf neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond researchgate. Webers patrimonialism is, rather, a specific form of authority. Contents list of tables viii list of contributors ix introduction 1 mamoudou gazibo part i concepts and their relevance 7 1 webers patrimonial domination and its interpretations 9. Neopatrimonial politics in the anc african affairs. Postcolonial governance in subsahara africa and beyond. Erdmanns main research interestsparty politics, democracy, and neopatrimonialism were at the heart of this conference. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond journal of cold. These are the sources and citations used to research neopatrimonialism in africa.
Pdf on jun 6, 20, randi solhjell and others published neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond find, read and cite all the research you. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on saturday, february 10, 2018. Traditional patrimonialism and modern neopatrimonialism, sage publications to explain the failure of the national airlines of ghana and nigeria. This paper analyzes the relationship between neopatrimonialism and democratic stability in africa using ghanas case study. New orientations and debates in africa 109 7 the path from neopatrimonialism. A theoretical framework for understanding the practice of politics in africa from the colonial era onwards. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond download ebook.
Oct 12, 2012 neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond certainly moves beyond orthodox presentations of neopatrimonialism and the african state, but whilst it offers glimpses of new directions, new approaches, new ways of engaging with this idea at different levels and in different contexts, it does not in itself offer anything particularly new or radical in. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond routledge studies in african politics and international relations book 1 kindle edition by daniel c. How does neopatrimonialism affect the african state. From patronage to neopatrimonialism postcolonial governance in subsahara africa and beyond daan beekers, vu university amsterdam bas van gool, vu university amsterdam abstract even if good governance goals have dominated public policy in postcolonial polities in the last decades. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond ebok daniel c. Project muse neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond ed. This book is a theoretical and comparative study of neopatrimonialism in africa and across world regions. Neopatrimonialism revisited beyond a catchall concept. This is not to say that analyses of neopatrimonialism in africa have been perfect. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond certainly moves beyond orthodox presentations of neopatrimonialism and the african state, but whilst it offers glimpses of new directions, new approaches, new ways of engaging with this idea at different levels and in different contexts, it does not in itself offer anything particularly new or radical in its approach, whether theoretical or empirical. Routledge studies in african politics and international relations.
Neopatrimonialism and the discourse of state failure in africa. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond daniel c bach. This recent volume is disappointing because it fails to confront the serious flaws inherent in the concept of neopatrimonialism. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond edited by daniel c. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyonddaniel bach and mamoudou gazibo, eds. Neopatrimonialism is a universal concept which its proponents perceive to have particular value for explaining africa s state weaknesses, democratic deficiencies and economic crisis. Africas longstanding economic crisis chabal and daloz, 1999. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond, edited by daniel c. While no concept is perfect, the emergent critical literature on neopatrimonialism highlights that its problems go well beyond. There, patrimonialism and neopatrimonialism have been associated with a greater axiological neutrality than in africa due, inter alia, to the preservation of an analytical dichotomy between regulated and predatory forms of neopatrimonialism. This treatment was unavoidable given that this was a background note for fieldwork on neopatrimonialism and local governance in uganda and malawi see abia working paper 2 but it is recognised that neopatrimonialism is not a. Read neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond, journal of cold war studies on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips.
Pdf neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond randi solhjell. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond journal of cold war. The dynamics and prevalence of neopatrimonialism in africa at the end of. Neopatrimonialism and democratic stability in subsaharan africa, neopatrimonialism has been employed extensively to explain africas internal politics. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond, journal of cold war. Click download or read online button to get neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond book now. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond routledge studies in african politics and. In this sense, patrimonialism can be considered the opposite of bureaucratic rule. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond is an important and timely volume that will be of interest to students and scholars of international politics, african studies, sociology and international development. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond, african affairs 10. While no concept is perfect, the emergent critical literature on neopatrimonialism highlights that its problems go well beyond definitional ambiguity and contradictory explanations. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond routledge studies in african politics and international relations bach, daniel c. This recent volume is disappointing because it fails to confront the serious. Jennings 9 the origins and meaning of nigerias godfatherism phenomenon 2 chris albinlackey.
This essay thus briefly addresses a central question posed by the recent political and. Postcolonial governance in subsahara africa and beyond, authord. Jan 24, 2010 neopatrimonialism is the foundation stone for the system which drives african politics. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond, journal of cold. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Corruption and resource distribution in neopatrimonial systems. Rethinking patrimonialism and neopatrimonialism in africa gsdrc. Neopatrimonialism is a universal concept which its proponents perceive to have particular value for explaining africas state weaknesses, democratic deficiencies and economic crisis. Neopatrimonialism is the foundation stone for the system which drives african politics. Personal rule, neopatrimonialism, and regime typologies. As a result, the removal of neopatrimonialism has been widely seen as a prerequisite for sustained economic growth and structural transformation in the region. Contributors to this literature have been called out for occasionally assuming a priori that neopatrimonialism is a consistently prominent phenomenon politics as essentially neopatrimonial in natureand those that have used the.
Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond by daniel c. Adverse world market conditions and internal structural rigidities on their own do not adequately explain africa s stagnation and decline. The school of thought behind this research program, which the author refers to as the neopatrimonialism school, has produced an impressive literature on africa. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Proponents of the concept of neopatrimonialism assert that distinct features. Mamoudou gazibo neopatrimonialism, a system whereby rulers use state resources for personal benefit and to secure the loyalty of clients in the general population, is central to any teaching or conceptualisation of. Postcolonial governance in subsahara africa and beyond asc working paper, vol. Rethinking patrimonialism and neopatrimonialism in africa. Africa s longstanding economic crisis chabal and daloz, 1999. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond is an important and timely volume that will be of interest to students and scholars of international politics. Giga german institute of global and area studies, institute of african affairs in co operation with. Although such practices are widespread in other parts of the. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond download ebook pdf.
Giga german institute of global and area studies, institute of african affairs in cooperation with. Is patrimonialism really the source of africas poor governance. Pdf neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond introduction. Neopatrimonialism in africa and beyond article pdf available in forum for development studies 403. For full access to this pdf, sign in to an existing. This edited volume is a considerable work on neopatrimonialism, displaying an analytical frame particularly relevant as far as the study of modern states is.
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