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Power and Informality in Urban Africa
Ethnographic Perspectives
Power and Informality in Urban Africa
Ethnographic Perspectives
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Urban Africa is undergoing a transformation unlike anywhere else in the world, as unprecedented numbers of people migrate to rapidly expanding cities. But despite the growing body of work on urban Africa, the lives of these new city dwellers have received relatively little attention, particularly when it comes to crucial issues of power and inequality.
This interdisciplinary collection brings together contributions from urban studies, geography, and anthropology to provide new insights into the social and political dynamics of African cities, as well as uncovering the causes and consequences of urban inequality. Featuring rich new ethnographic research data and case studies drawn from across the continent, the collection shows that Africa's new urbanites have adapted to their environs in ways which often defy the assumptions of urban planners. By examining the experiences of these urban residents in confronting issues of power and agency, the contributors consider how such insights can inform more effective approaches to research, city planning and development both in Africa and beyond.
Table of Contents
Examining Power and Informality in Urban Africa - Laura Stark & Annika Teppo
PART I: Gold fever
Chapter Two
Hybrid governance in an impermanent mining settlement in Burkina Faso - Cristiano Lanzano
Chapter Three
Artisanal gold mining and rapid urbanisation in Mali - Sidylamine Bagayoko
PART II: Goods, services, needs: actors in the market
Chapter Four
Migratory youth porters and metal scrap dealers in Accra - Esther Danso-Wiredu and Adjoa Afriyie
Chapter Five
Women's neighbourhood vending as a survival strategy in Dar es Salaam - Tiina-Riitta Lappi
Chapter Six
“If only they would see us as honest workers”: Motorcycle taxi drivers' rights to livelihood in Kampala - Caroline Wamala-Larsson
Chapter Seven
Mobile phone theft, resale and violence in Dar es Salaam - Laura Stark
PART III: Urban renewal: planning versus implementation
Chapter Eight
Youth, shelter, and liminal urbanism in Addis Ababa - Susanna Myllylä
Chapter Nine
Neighborhood Open Spaces: Co-production and spatial transformation in Addis Ababa - Segen Tesfamarian, Elias Yitbarek Alemayehu and Laura Stark
Chapter Ten
From musseque to high-rise: Luanda's renewal in times of abundance and crisis - Cristina Udelsmann Rodrigues
Product details
| Published | 27 Jan 2022 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 264 |
| ISBN | 9781786993441 |
| Imprint | Zed Books |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Series | Africa Now |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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