Changing Patterns of Politics in Africa

In an attempt at lining out a framework for the debate on pattern changes in African politics, this articles focuses mainly on the structures of interaction on the «national» level. In this perspective, it points out a series of processes common to all of Africa which have been provoking alterations...

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Main Author: Adebayo Olukoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa 2004-06-01
Series:Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/cea/1045
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description In an attempt at lining out a framework for the debate on pattern changes in African politics, this articles focuses mainly on the structures of interaction on the «national» level. In this perspective, it points out a series of processes common to all of Africa which have been provoking alterations in the original patterns. It lists a number of problem areas important for future research, but does not propose hypotheses for future patterns. This part is complemented by a critical discussion of the attempts at interpreting the political processes in Africa which have to date been made in the social sciences, denouncing their sometimes flagrant inadequacies.
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spelling doaj-art-3d28051f62524aab9fe8048da582d1de2025-08-20T01:54:15ZengInstituto Universitário de LisboaCadernos de Estudos Africanos1645-37942182-74002004-06-015153810.4000/cea.1045Changing Patterns of Politics in AfricaAdebayo OlukoshiIn an attempt at lining out a framework for the debate on pattern changes in African politics, this articles focuses mainly on the structures of interaction on the «national» level. In this perspective, it points out a series of processes common to all of Africa which have been provoking alterations in the original patterns. It lists a number of problem areas important for future research, but does not propose hypotheses for future patterns. This part is complemented by a critical discussion of the attempts at interpreting the political processes in Africa which have to date been made in the social sciences, denouncing their sometimes flagrant inadequacies.https://journals.openedition.org/cea/1045political and social changeSub-Saharan Africagovernanceregional integration
spellingShingle Adebayo Olukoshi
Changing Patterns of Politics in Africa
Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
political and social change
Sub-Saharan Africa
governance
regional integration
title Changing Patterns of Politics in Africa
title_full Changing Patterns of Politics in Africa
title_fullStr Changing Patterns of Politics in Africa
title_full_unstemmed Changing Patterns of Politics in Africa
title_short Changing Patterns of Politics in Africa
title_sort changing patterns of politics in africa
topic political and social change
Sub-Saharan Africa
governance
regional integration
url https://journals.openedition.org/cea/1045
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