The Palgrave handbook of contemporary Kenya / Wanjala S. Nasong'o, Maurice N. Amutabi, Toyin Falola, editors.
Nasong'o, Shadrack Wanjala.; Amutabi, M. N. (Maurice Nyamanga); Falola, Toyin.
2023
DT433.54 .P35 2023
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Title The Palgrave handbook of contemporary Kenya / Wanjala S. Nasong'o, Maurice N. Amutabi, Toyin Falola, editors.
ISBN 9783031158544 (electronic bk.)
3031158547 (electronic bk.)
9783031158537
3031158539
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15854-4
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (485 p.)
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-031-15854-4 doi
Call Number DT433.54 .P35 2023
Dewey Decimal Classification 967.62044
Summary This volume is a bold attempt to address a comprehensive range of themes and issues relating to contemporary Kenya. It covers independent Kenyas history, society, culture, economics, politics, and environment with great breadth and depth, comprising thirty-four chapters divided into three parts. Part I focuses on independence and the political economy of development, followed by Part II on environment, globalization, gender, and society. Part III examines the external contexts impact and implications for Kenya and the role of Kenya in the global political economy. Wanjala S. Nasongo is Professor of International Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, USA. Maurice N. Amutabi is Professor and Director of the Center for Science and Technology Studies at the Technical University of Kenya. Toyin Falola is Professor of History, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, and the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. He is an honorary professor at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and Extraordinary Professor of Human Rights at the University of the Free State, South Africa. .
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Amutabi, M. N. (Maurice Nyamanga)
Falola, Toyin.
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1. Introduction: Contemporary Kenya: Politics, Economics, Environment, and Society; Wanjala S. Nasongo, Maurice N. Amutabi, Toyin Falola
Part I: Independence and the Political Economy of Development
2. Structural Adjustment and Economic Reforms in Kenya; Urbanus Mwinzi Ndolo
3. Higher Education Policy and Reforms in Kenya; Michael Mwenda Kithinji
4. Gangs, Militias, and Vigilantes in Rural and Urban Violence in Kenya; Musambayi Katumanga
5. Role of Students in National Politics in Kenya; Maurice N. Amutabi and Linnet Hamasi
6. Kenyan Public Intellectuals and National Development Debates; Maurice N. Amutabi and Linnet Hamasi
7. The Matatu Industry in Nairobi; Mickie Koster
8. Pastoralism and the Northern Kenya Economy; Maurice N. Amutabi and Linnet Hamasi
9. Venture Capital and Silicon Savannah Valley in Kenya; Daniel Oigo Ogachi and Zeman Zoltan
Part II: Environment, Globalization, Gender, and Society
10. Environmental Policy and Practice in Kenya; Wanjala S. Nasongo
11. Wangari Muta Maathai and the Green Belt Movement; Besi Brillian Muhonja
12. The Womens Movement and Gender Politics in Kenya; Damaris Parsitau and Dorothy Nyakwaka
13. The Youth and Socio-Economic Development in Kenya; Sellah Nasimiyu Kingoro
14. Civil Society and the Politics of Democratization; Wanjala S. Nasongo
15. The Second Republic and the Politics of Devolution; Edmond Maloba Were
16. Ethnicity and Political Violence in Kenya; Linnet Hamasi and Maurice N. Amutabi
17. Presidential Leadership Styles from Jomo to Uhuru; Eric E. Otenyo
18. Sport and Recreation in Kenya; W.W.S. Njororai and Peter Omondi-Ochieng
19. Religion and the Cultures of Kenya; Mary Nyangweso Wangila
20. Kiswahili in Kenya: Broken Language and Broken Promises; Ken Walibora Waliaula
21. Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Medicine in Kenya; Maurice N. Amutabi and Linnet Hamasi
22. Kenyas Security Sector: Reform in a Changing Strategic Environment; Stephen Mwachofi Singo and Edmond John Pamba
23. The Impact of Globalization in Kenya, Mumo Nzau
Part III: The External Context
24. Colonial Boundaries and Emerging Border Contestations in Post-Independent Kenya; Peter Wafula Wekesa
25. Illiberalism, Human Rights, and Rule of Law: A Kenyan Paradox; Makau Mutua
26. Mapping Kenyas Diaspora and its National Economic, Social, Cultural, and Political Impact; Kefa M. Otiso
27. Foreign Policy and Kenyas Foreign Relations, 1963-2017; Mercy Kathambi Kaburu and Korwa Gombe Adar
28. Al-Shabaab and the Regional Security Dilemma; Oscar Gakuo Mwangi
29. Kenya-US Relations and the War on Terror; Mumo Nzau
30. China in Kenya and its Impact and Implications; Linnet Hamasi and Maurice N. Amutabi
31. Kenya and Regional Integration Schemes; Joshua M. Kivuva
32. Kenyas External Trade; Caroline Ayuma Okello
33. Kenya in World Politics; Thomas Otieno Juma
34. Kenya : Future Imaginations; Toyin Falola.

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