Overview

"Kenya is one of the most politically dynamic and influential countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Today, it is known in equal measure as a country that has experienced great highs and tragic lows. In the 1960s and 1970s, Kenya was seen as a ''success story"" of development in the periphery, and also led the way in terms of democratic breakthroughs in 2010 when a new constitution devolved power and placed new constraints on the president. However, the country has also made international headlines for the kind of political instability that occurs when electoral violence is expressed along ethnic lines, such as during the ""Kenya crisis"" of 2007/08 when over 1,000 people lost their lives and almost 700,000 were displaced. The Oxford Handbook of Kenyan Politics explains these developments and many more, drawing together 50 specially commissioned chapters by leading researchers. The chapters they have contributed address a range of essential topics including the legacy of colonial rule, ethnicity, land politics, devolution, the constitution, elections, democracy, foreign aid, the informal economy, civil society, human rights, the International Criminal Court, the growing influence of China, economic policy, electoral violence, and the impact of mobile phone technology. In addition to covering some of the most important debates about Kenyan politics, the volume provides an insightful overview of Kenyan history from 1930 to the present day and features a set of chapters that review the impact of devolution on regional politics in every part of the country."

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Author:   Nic Cheeseman (Professor of Democracy and International Development, Professor of Democracy and International Development, University of Birmingham) ,  Karuti Kanyinga (Professor of Development Studies, Professor of Development Studies, University of Nairobi) ,  Gabrielle Lynch (Professor of Comparative Politics, Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Warwick)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9780192887429

ISBN 10:   0192887424
Pages:   800
Publication Date:   10 November 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Introduction 1: Nic Cheeseman, Karuti Kanyinga, and Gabrielle Lynch: The political economy of Kenya: Community, clientelism, and class Part I - The struggle for democracy 2: Derek R. Peterson: Colonial rule and the rise of African politics (1930-1964) 3: David W. Throup: Jomo Kenyatta and the creation of the Kenyan state (1963-1978) 4: David W. Throup: Daniel arap Moi and one-party rule (1978-1991) 5: Raymond Muhula: The limits of multipartyism (1992-2005) 6: James D. Long: Civil conflict, power sharing, truth and reconciliation (2005-2013) 7: Collins Odote: The 2013 elections and the peace narrative (2013-2015) 8: Marie-Emmanuelle Pommerolle: The 2017 elections and electoral (in)justice (2015-2017) Part II - Identity politics 9: John Lonsdale: Race and ethnicity in colonial Kenya 10: Gregory Deacon: The political role of Christian churches 11: Ngala Chome: The political role of Islam 12: Winnie Mitullah: Gender mainstreaming and the campaign for equality 13: Naomi van Stapele: Youth and masculinity 14: Sini Hassinen: Sexual minority rights and activism Part III - Political institutions 15: Yash Ghai: Constitutions and constitutionalism 16: Walter O. Oyugi and Jimmy O. Ochieng: The politics of the Provincial Administration 17: Ken Opalo: The rise and fall of the legislature 18: Michelle D'Arcy: Devolution and county government Part IV - Civil society, the media and political culture 19: Angelique Haugerud, Meghan Ference, and Dillon J. Mahoney: Satire, social media, and cultures of resistance 20: Denis Galava: The role of traditional media 21: Michelle Osborn: Chiefs, elders, and traditional authority 22: Geoffrey Lugano: Civil society and the state 23: Thomas P. Wolf: The science, suspicion and sustainability of opinion polls Part V - Political parties and strategies of mobilisation 24: Susanne D. Mueller: High stakes ethnic politics 25: Adams Oloo: The weaknesses of political parties 26: Sarah Jenkins: Violence as an election strategy Part VI - Law and (dis)order 27: Irina Ichim: The protection and promotion of human rights 28: Ambreena Manji: Land rights and the rule of law 29: Musambayi Katumanga: Post-colonial state-military relations 30: Abduallahi Boru Halakhe: Police, reform, and counter-terrorism 31: Jacob Rasmussen: Gangs and vigilantism Part VII - The political economy of development 32: John W. Harbeson and Frank Holmquist: The lessons and legacies of the ""Kenya debate'' 33: Radha Upadhyaya and Edoardo Totolo: The financial sector 34: Mai Hassan: The local politics of resource distribution 35: Bitange Ndemo and Dennis Aiko: Mobile technology and development 36: Jennifer N. Brass: NGOs and public service provision 37: Jane N.O. Khayesi: The informal economy and its relationship with the state Part VIII - Kenya and the world 38: Michael Chege: The political economy of foreign aid to Kenya 39: Njoki Wamai: International relations and the International Criminal Court 40: David M. Anderson: Kenya's war in Somalia 41: L. Muthoni Wanyeki: Foreign policy and regional relations 42: Samuel M. Makinda: The rise of China in Kenya's foreign relations Part IX - Regional politics in the time of devolution 43: Patrick O. Asingo: Nyanza: The Odinga dynasty and beyond 44: Peris S. Jones: Nairobi: The politics of the capital 45: Alex Dyzenhaus: Rift Valley: The struggle for supremacy 46: Hassan H. Kochore: North Eastern: From the periphery to the center 47: Dominic Burbidge and Thomas Raji: Central: Self-sufficiency in a local arena 48: Frederick O. Wanyama: Western: Negotiating political heterogeneity 49: Mumo Nzau: Eastern: The dynamics of ""bridesmaid politics"" 50: Hannah Waddilove: The Coast: An elusive political bloc"

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Students and researchers looking for insight into the politics of Kenya will find this tome valuable. All interested libraries should acquire it. * J. R. Kenyon, CHOICE *

Author Information

"Nic Cheeseman is Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham and the former Director of the African Studies Centre, Oxford University. He mainly works on democracy, elections, and development and has conducted fieldwork in a range of African countries. His articles have won a number of prizes including the GIGA award for the best article in Comparative Area Studies (2013) and the Frank Cass Award for the best article in Democratization (2015). He is also the author or editor of ten books. He is the founding editor of the Oxford Encyclopaedia of African Politics, and an advisor and writer for Kofi Annan's African Progress Panel. In recognition of this academic and public contribution, the Political Studies Association of the UK awarded him the prestigious Joni Lovenduski Prize for outstanding professional achievement by a midcareer scholar in 2019. His analysis has appeared in The Economist, Le Monde, NY Times, and BBC, amongst others. Gabrielle Lynch is Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Warwick. Her research on Kenya has focused on ethnic identity and politics, elections and democratisation, and transitional justice. She is the author or co-editor of several books and more than 30 articles and book chapters. She is deputy chair of the Review of African Political Economy editorial working group, a member of Democratization's editorial board and Vice-President/Research of the British Institute of Eastern Africa. Gabrielle wrote a twice monthly column for the Saturday Nation (the Saturday edition of Kenya's leading national newspaper) from April 2014 to March 2018 when she stood down alongside 7 other independent columnists in protest at ""the loss of editorial independence and media freedom"" at the Nation Media Group. From November 2015 to January 2017 she also wrote a twice monthly column for The East African (the main regional newspaper). Karuti Kanyinga is Research Professor of Development Studies, University of Nairobi where he is the current Director of the Institute for Development Studies (IDS), and serves in the Board of Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR). He has published extensively and is renowned for his contributions to scholarship and knowledge on governance and development in Kenya and Africa in general. He has written extensively on ethnicity and inequality; civil society and development, politics of land rights, and political change. In addition to contribution to scholarship, Karuti served as an advisor to the Kofi Annan Panel of Eminent African Personalities where he advised on monitoring the Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation Process (KNDR). He is a frequent commentator on governance and political development in Kenya and Africa in general. He wrote a regular column in Kenya's largest-circulation newspaper, Sunday Nation, and continues to make commentaries on major events."

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