Democracy, the state and conflict in Africa

Session 1: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: HISTORICAL LEGACIES FROM COLONIALISM AND DE-COLONIALIZATION


Group work assignment:

Explain the concept of “Settler colonies”, give two examples briefly. Do you see long-standing effects from this special type of colonialism?

Bartoňová, Ráchel

Bujnochová, Kateřina

Čechalová, Karolína

Diviš, Milan 

Reading:

Thomson, Alex, 2010: An introduction to African politics, London and New York, 3rd ed., pp. 1-31.

Ilife, John, 1995: Independent Africa, in: ibid.: Africa. The history of the continent, Cambridge, pp. 243-270.



Prof. Schmidt's presentation:

Students presentation: