Carl G Rosberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 324648 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carl G Rosberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carl G |
| FAMILY NAME | Rosberg |
| SIGNATURE | ROSBERG C G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 686 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1956 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Personal Rule
Political images can often be sharpened by the careful selection of terms with which they are designated. This chapter presents a theory of personal rule and its integral practices in independent African countries. The assumptions of personal rule are quite different, and an instructive way to approach them is to recall the concept of rulership in Machiavelli's masterpiece, The Prince. African politics resembles a game without legitimate and effe…
Political Development and the New Realism in Sub-Saharan Africa
Since the 1950s David Apter and Carl Rosberg have been among the leading American scholars in African studies. In this volume they, along with other specialists in the field, explore the configurations of African politics. With tentative efforts at a revival of democracy now taking place, it seems appropriate to reassess the theoretical debates and empirical themes that have characterised postwar Sub-Saharan African politics. Focusing on a new re…
Sovereignty and Underdevelopment
When we speak of 'the state' in Tropical Africa today, we are apt to create an illusion. Ordinarily the term denotes an independent political structure of sufficient authority and power to govern a defined territory and its population: empirical statehood. This is the prevailing notion of the state in modern political, legal, and social theory1, and it is a fairly close approximation to historical fact in many parts of the world - not only in Eur…
Personal Rule in Black Africa
Personal Rule in Black Africa
Popular Legitimacy in African Multi-Ethnic States
The historical development of the modern state is marked by, among other important changes, the transformation of political legitimacy from the authority of princes to the mandate of the people, from dynastic to popular legitimacy. Since states are the creatures not only of their domestic environment but also of international society, we must distinguish between internal and international legitimacy. Martin Wight defines the latter as 'the collec…
The Apartheid Regime
Personal Rule in Black Africa
Personal Rule in Black Africa
Why Africa's Weak States Persist
State institutions and organizations in Black Africa are less developed than almost anywhere else, and political instability has been prevalent. Yet, these serious empirical weaknesses have not led to enforced jurisdictional change. In order to explain the persistence of some of the weakest states in the world, the authors argue that state jurisdictions in Black Africa have been maintained primarily by the international society of states. Unlike …
Socialism in Sub-Saharan Africa
Socialism in Sub-Saharan Africa
Which Way Is South Africa Going
Socialism in Sub-Saharan Africa
AAU Meeting
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Africa Socialista
Land and Politics in Kenya
The myth of 'Mau Mau'
Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa
Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa
The Mau Mau as a Political Mobilization Institution
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State of Emergency. The Full Story of Mau Mau
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Why Africa's Weak States Persist
State institutions and organizations in Black Africa are less developed than almost anywhere else, and political instability has been prevalent. Yet, these serious empirical weaknesses have not led to enforced jurisdictional change. In order to explain the persistence of some of the weakest states in the world, the authors argue that state jurisdictions in Black Africa have been maintained primarily by the international society of states. Unlike …
Personal Rule in Black Africa
The myth of 'Mau Mau'
Sovereignty and Underdevelopment
When we speak of 'the state' in Tropical Africa today, we are apt to create an illusion. Ordinarily the term denotes an independent political structure of sufficient authority and power to govern a defined territory and its population: empirical statehood. This is the prevailing notion of the state in modern political, legal, and social theory1, and it is a fairly close approximation to historical fact in many parts of the world - not only in Eur…
Political Development and the New Realism in Sub-Saharan Africa
Since the 1950s David Apter and Carl Rosberg have been among the leading American scholars in African studies. In this volume they, along with other specialists in the field, explore the configurations of African politics. With tentative efforts at a revival of democracy now taking place, it seems appropriate to reassess the theoretical debates and empirical themes that have characterised postwar Sub-Saharan African politics. Focusing on a new re…
Popular Legitimacy in African Multi-Ethnic States
The historical development of the modern state is marked by, among other important changes, the transformation of political legitimacy from the authority of princes to the mandate of the people, from dynastic to popular legitimacy. Since states are the creatures not only of their domestic environment but also of international society, we must distinguish between internal and international legitimacy. Martin Wight defines the latter as 'the collec…
Socialism in Sub-Saharan Africa
Personal Rule in Black Africa
Personal Rule in Black Africa
Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa
State of Emergency. The Full Story of Mau Mau
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
State of Emergency. The Full Story of Mau Mau
Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa
The Mau Mau as a Political Mobilization Institution
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The myth of 'Mau Mau'
Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa
Land and Politics in Kenya
Africa Socialista
AAU Meeting
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Socialism in Sub-Saharan Africa
Socialism in Sub-Saharan Africa
Socialism in Sub-Saharan Africa
Which Way Is South Africa Going
Personal Rule in Black Africa
Why Africa's Weak States Persist
State institutions and organizations in Black Africa are less developed than almost anywhere else, and political instability has been prevalent. Yet, these serious empirical weaknesses have not led to enforced jurisdictional change. In order to explain the persistence of some of the weakest states in the world, the authors argue that state jurisdictions in Black Africa have been maintained primarily by the international society of states. Unlike …
The Apartheid Regime
Personal Rule in Black Africa
Personal Rule in Black Africa
Personal Rule in Black Africa
Popular Legitimacy in African Multi-Ethnic States
The historical development of the modern state is marked by, among other important changes, the transformation of political legitimacy from the authority of princes to the mandate of the people, from dynastic to popular legitimacy. Since states are the creatures not only of their domestic environment but also of international society, we must distinguish between internal and international legitimacy. Martin Wight defines the latter as 'the collec…
Sovereignty and Underdevelopment
When we speak of 'the state' in Tropical Africa today, we are apt to create an illusion. Ordinarily the term denotes an independent political structure of sufficient authority and power to govern a defined territory and its population: empirical statehood. This is the prevailing notion of the state in modern political, legal, and social theory1, and it is a fairly close approximation to historical fact in many parts of the world - not only in Eur…
Political Development and the New Realism in Sub-Saharan Africa
Since the 1950s David Apter and Carl Rosberg have been among the leading American scholars in African studies. In this volume they, along with other specialists in the field, explore the configurations of African politics. With tentative efforts at a revival of democracy now taking place, it seems appropriate to reassess the theoretical debates and empirical themes that have characterised postwar Sub-Saharan African politics. Focusing on a new re…
Personal Rule
Political images can often be sharpened by the careful selection of terms with which they are designated. This chapter presents a theory of personal rule and its integral practices in independent African countries. The assumptions of personal rule are quite different, and an instructive way to approach them is to recall the concept of rulership in Machiavelli's masterpiece, The Prince. African politics resembles a game without legitimate and effe…
Political science (20 works) · Law (17 works) · Politics (16 works) · Law (12 works) · Development economics (9 works) · Economics (9 works) · Geography (9 works) · Political economy (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · African history and culture studies (5 works)