Nationalism, one-party states, and military rule / Nic Cheeseman
Federalism and decentralization / Rotimi T. Suberu
The rule of law and the courts / Peter VonDoepp
Security and the privatization of force and violence / Rita Abrahamsen
Neopatrimonialism and political regimes / Gero Erdmann
The informal practices of civil servants / Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan
Class politics / Bill Freund
The politics of ethnicity / Gabrielle Lynch
Autochthony and the politics of belonging / Peter Geschiere
Religion and politics / Stephen Ellis and Gerrie ter Haar
Muslim politics in West Africa / Leonardo A. Villalón
Women in politics / Amina Mama
Civil war / Philip Roessler
Oil politics / Ricardo Soares de Oliveira
Power-sharing / Andreas Mehler
Post-conflict peacebuilding / Devon Curtis
Transitional justice after atrocity / Phil Clark
Electoral authoritarianism and multi-party politics / Nicolas van de Walle
The power of elections / Staffan I. Lindberg
Emerging legislatures / Joel D. Barkan
Political parties / Matthijs Bogaards
Public opinion and democratic consolidation / Michael Bratton
Aid, trade, investment, and dependency / Martin Williams
Social policy / Jeremy Seekings
NGOs / Michael Jennings
The economy of affection / Göran Hydén
The politics of development / Tim Kelsall
Africa and the global economy / Richard E. Mshomba
Pan-Africanism and regional integration / Gilbert M. Khadiagala
Terrorism, security, and the state / Ken Menkhaus
Democracy promotion / Stephen Brown
China and Africa / Chris Alden.
Routledge handbook of African politics. ISBN 9780415573788. Published by Routledge in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.