Oxford Studies in African Politics and International Relations

Oxford Studies in African Politics and International Relations is a series for scholars and students working on African politics and International Relations and related disciplines. Volumes concentrate on contemporary developments in African political science, political economy, and International Relations, such as electoral politics, democratization, decentralization, gender and political representation, the political impact of natural resources, the dynamics and consequences of conflict, comparative political thought, and the nature of the continent's engagement with the East and West. Comparative and mixed methods work is particularly encouraged, as is interdisciplinary research and work that considers ethical issues relating to the study of Africa. Case studies are welcomed but should demonstrate the broader theoretical and empirical implications of the study and its wider relevance to contemporary debates. The focus of the series is on sub-Saharan Africa, although proposals that explain how the region engages with North Africa and other parts of the world are of interest.


Series Editors

Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham.

Peace Medie, University of Bristol.

Ricardo Soares de Oliveira, University of Oxford.

Editorial Board

Rita Abrahamsen, Professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa.

Richard Banegas, Professor of Political Science, Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) in Paris.

Mamoudou Gazibo, Professor of Political Science, University of Montreal.

Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi, Professor of Political Science, University of Ghana, Legon.

Shireen Hassim, Canada 150 Research Chair in Gender and African Politics, Carleton University, Canada.

M. Anne Pitcher, Professor in the Department of Political Science and Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan.

Aili Mari Tripp, Professor of Political Science and Gender & Women's Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Nicolas van de Walle, Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Government at the Department of Government, Cornell University.