Beyond State Failure and Collapse Making the

Various arguments have been proffered to explain the dynamics of African state failure and collapse. However, the literature on state reconstitution is inchoate and minimal. This edited volume focuses on prescriptions for reconstituting the post-colonial state in Africa. Essays on nine African states (Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, and Uganda) are preceded by an introduction to the political economy of the African state.

Introduction : the terminally ill Berlinist state	p. 3
Making the state relevant : theoretical models	p. 23
The political economy of the African state	p. 33
Making the state relevant in Burundi	p. 51
Making the state relevant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	p. 79
State-building in Ethiopia	p. 99
The state, its reform, and the question of legitimacy in Kenya	p. 115
Nigeria : challenges to the state and ways of breaking through the quagmire	p. 151
The disintegration and restoration of state authority in Sierra Leone	p. 177
Somalia : state failure, state collapse, and the possibilities for state reconstitution	p. 201
Making the state relevant in South Africa	p. 221
Making the state relevant : the politics of state reconstruction in Uganda	p. 235
Creating a relevant state in Africa : the lessons	p. 255
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Beyond State Failure and Collapse Making the State Relevant in Africa

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