This lively book interrogates the African postcolonial condition with a focus on the thematics
of liberation predicament and the long standing crisis of dependence (epistemological …

This book examines the triumphs and tribulations of the Zimbabwean national project,
providing a radical and critical analysis of the fossilisation of Zimbabwean nationalism …

This paper summarises, and attempts to theorise, the findings of a series of research
projects investigating accounting practices across the public sector in Tanzania. Data was …

In this article it is argued that, although the study of ethnicity in Nigeria bears the imprint of
almost all the different perspectives that have been deployed towards the study of ethnicity; …

This paper seeks an alternative approach to the questions What ends do non-governmental
organisations (NGOs) serve in Africa, and why does the proliferation of NGOs matter? The …

This article adds to conceptualisations of philanthropy. Applying an ontological approach
within an evolutionary perspective, it advances an analogous African narrative of pro-social …

I express my thanks to the anonymous reviewers for carefully reading the draft manuscript
and coming up with useful comments that helped me sharpen my analysis. I also owe …

We examine the gap between theory and practice in social accountability mechanisms to
improve local governance performance in Tanzania. We do so through drawing on an …

Supreme audit institutions are an important pillar of governance and government resource
management, particularly for controlling corruption. Francophone African countries inherited …

Abstract Concepts such as civil society and public sphere have been frequently used both
as analytical tools and as normative concepts deemed essential to a wellfunctioning liberal …