CONTENTS
1 Cover
4 Preface
7 1 Introduction: Identity, Networks and State Formation in Africa
8 2 Mobility, Globalization and the Policing of Citizenship and Belonging in the Twenty-first Century Cecil John Rhodes as the epitome of unsettling mobility A settler becomes a native Rhodes as an exemplary makwerekwere? Magic and terror of Rhodes’s imperial power Rhodes’s legacy as Uitlander and makwerekwere Is it time or even possible to put Rhodes to rest? Rupture or conviviality? Decolonization as the quest for conviviality Conclusion
9 3 Federalism in Africa Introduction Federalism in Africa: meaning, scope and significance Federal solutions and uncompleted state-building processes Territory, identity and divided societies The character of the elite Conclusion
10 4 National Identity and State Formation: The Case of the Former UN Trust Territory of the British Southern Cameroons Introduction Identity as part of the human mosaic Identity and the law State formation and international law Territory as both a criterion of statehood and an element of national identity Population both as a criterion of statehood and as an element of national identity Birth of new states through secession Identity and the former UN trust territory of the Southern British Cameroons Conclusion
11 5 The Secession of Eritrea from Ethiopia: A Historical Profile Prologue Layers of identity The roots of Eritrean secessionism From federation to independence From independence to yet another round of war Conclusion
12 6 National Identity of Sudan and the Emergence of South Sudan Introduction Forging a separate identity for Southern Sudan through historical processes Fusing two separate political entities with different identities into one Issues of identity preceding the independence of the Sudan Misguided policies of national identity at independence Entrenching the cultural and political identity of Southern Sudan Discourses on an alternative vision of national identity Perceptions of national identity during and after the interim period Concluding remarks
13 7 A New Kind of State for the Nation? Civil Society Mobilization and White Minority Identity Politics in Post-apartheid South Africa Introduction The rise and fall of Afrikaner states The Solidarity Movement A new state for the nation Conclusion
14 8 Reimagining the Sporting Nation: Negotiating Identity and Globalization Amongst ‘Coloured’ Supporters of the New Zealand Rugby Team Introduction Enthusiasm and reactions A potent past Enduring symbolism and a quest for belonging Politics of performance and intergenerational bonds Wider considerations: commercialization and cyberspace