Marrengane, N., Sawyer, L. orcid.org/0000-0003-2825-5016 and Tevera, D. (2021) Traditional authorities in African cities: setting the scene. African Studies, 80 (2). pp. 125-133. ISSN 0002-0184
Abstract
This special issue on the role of traditional authorities in African cities highlights critical debates about governance and urban development on a fast-urbanising continent. The six articles in this issue focus on the following: (1) the roles of traditional authorities as custodians of the values of society; (2) the roles of traditional leaders as moral authorities; (3) the modern chieftaincy as an invention of the colonial state; (4) the ‘unrelenting co-optation and appropriation’ of traditional governance structures by the state; and (5) the stretching of pre-colonial narratives to justify the legitimacy of traditional leadership and its control of community resources. The special issue features contributions from Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ghana, South Africa, Botswana and Eswatini, providing a rare comparison between cases from Southern and West Africa.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group, on behalf of the University of Witwatersrand. This is an author-produced version of a paper accepted for publication in African Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | traditional authorities; African cities; governance; chieftaincy; urbanisation |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Urban Studies & Planning (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number LEVERHULME TRUST (THE) ECF-2018-722 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 Oct 2021 14:49 |
Last Modified: | 25 Dec 2022 01:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Informa UK Limited |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/00020184.2021.1940098 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:179375 |