{"product_id":"9781405155281","title":"Twilight Institutions Public Authority and Local Politics in Africa","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDevelopment and Change Special Issues\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTwilight Institutions\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePublic Authority and Local Politics in Africa\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChristian Lund\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Globalization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFocusing on the condition of public authority in Africa, \u003ci\u003eTwilight Institutions\u003c\/i\u003e investigates how, when confronted with state failure, public institutions attempt to gain authority; operating in the twilight between state and society, between public and private. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApproaches public authority ‘from below’, exploring a variety of concrete encounters between forms of public authority and the more or less mundane practices of ordinary people\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eChristian Lund\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in International Development Studies at Roskilde University, Denmark. He has conducted specialized research on socio-legal processes of conflict and their relationship to policy and politics, institutional arrangements of property, and natural resources management. He has gained extensive field experience while working in Niger, Ghana, Bur¬kina Faso, Mali, and Senegal. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLaw, Power and Politics in Niger - Land Struggles and the Rural Code,\u003c\/i\u003e 1998, and the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eNegotiating Property in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e, 2002.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 May 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405155281\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379077345420,"sku":"9781405155281","price":39.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405155281.jpg?v=1780198434","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405155281","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}