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Corruption as an empty signifier : politics and political order in Africa
Corruption as an Empty Signifier critically explores the ways in which corruption in Africa has been equated with African politics and political order, and offers a novel approach to understanding corruption as a potentially emancipatory discourse of political transformation. Conventionally, both academic literature as well as development policies depict corruption as the lynchpin of politics in Africa, locking African societies into political orders which subvert democratic change.
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Non-State Actors as Standard Setters
This analysis of 'globalised' standard-setting processes draws together insights from law, political sciences, sociology and social anthropology to assess the authority and accountability of non-state actors and the legitimacy and effectiveness of the processes. The essays offer new understandings of current governance problems, including environmental and financial standards, rules for military contractors and complex public-private partnerships, such as those intended to protect critical information infrastructure. The contributions also evaluate multi-stakeholder initiatives (such as the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative), and discuss the constitution of public norms in stateless areas. A synopsis of the latest results of the World Governance Indicator, arguably one of the most important surveys in the area today, is included.
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Corruption and Human Rights
The first paragraph of the Preamble to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) declares the state parties’ concern “about the seriousness of problems and threats posed by corruption to the stability and security of societies, undermining the institutions and values of democracy, ethical values and justice and jeopardizing sustainable development and the rule of law.”¹ Similarly, the Preamble to the Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption emphasizes that “corruption threatens the rule of law, democracy and human rights, undermines good governance, fairness and social justice, distorts competition, hinders economic development and endangers the stability of democratic institutions
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Secondary Cities and the Formation of Political Space in West and East Africa
Koechlin and Förster observe that while for decades the capital cities of African countries dominated developmental and academic interest, secondary cities are now attracting increased attention as a result of their rapid growth and increasing social, economic and political significance on a regional and national level. They are becoming important sites of social and political transformation. The authors draw on their ethnography from Korhogo (Côte d’Ivoire) and Kisumu (Kenya), two cities that play important roles in national politics and have experienced conflict and violence. Their comparative analysis seeks to tease out general insights into the formation of specific urbanities in secondary cities and their effects on social agency and democratic politics. They address the changing nature of social interactions and question what conditions they create inclusive, peaceful social spaces, and how and when political articulations tip into violence and exclusion.
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