“<i>Neopatrimonialism</i>” and Agricultural Development in Africa: Contributions and Limitations of a Contested Concept

deGrassi, Aaron

doi:10.1353/arw.0.0087

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“…The majority, to borrow from Brooks, te Riele, and Maguire (2016), are 'in-betweeners', oscillating between malevolent and benevolent capture, or combining the two. For chiefs operating within a neo-patrimonial system (DeGrassi, 2008;Arnall et al, 2013b), it is all about personal survival, as well as community cohesion and well-being.…”

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Barriers or enablers? Chiefs, elite capture, disasters, and resettlement in rural Malawi

Kita¹

2018

Disasters

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Chiefs are at the centre of household and community development efforts in most low-income countries around the world. Yet, researchers and scholars have paid limited attention to the institution of chieftaincy and to understanding its role in the management of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. This paper draws on a micro ethnographic evaluation conducted in two predominantly rural districts of Malawi in southeast Africa to assess two different manifestations of elite control. In the first case, a resettlement programme was implemented where chiefs were co-opted and took the lead. In the second case, a food insecurity response programme was designed to exclude chiefs. The study finds that neither co-opting nor countering chiefs prevents elite capture. Rather, the majority of chiefs oscillate between malevolent and benevolent capture. The findings require that states focus on the cultural and political dimensions of rural life when designing climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction programmes.

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Barriers or enablers? Chiefs, elite capture, disasters, and resettlement in rural Malawi

Kita¹

2018

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“…It came to be seen as the corrupt and bastardized form of patrimonialism which was regarded as a critical part of African society which the ruling elite latched on for personal benefits once they are in power. Ever since then it has assumed a prominent place in the literature on African studies (Clapham, 1982;Bratton and Van de Walle, 1997;Chabal and Daloz, 1999;Van de Walle, 2001;William, 2003;Erdman and Engel, 2007;Chabal and Vidal, 2008;De Grassi, 2008;and Pitcher et al, 2009). While patrimonialism was seen in terms of social capital as a way of explaining political cohesion in Africa societies (Theobald, 1982;555), neo-patrimonialism is 'regarded as a functional threat to the peaceful political development of African states and the development of societies in general' (Erdman, 2009;97).…”

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Securitization outside of the West: conceptualizing the securitization–neo-patrimonialism nexus in Africa

Ezeokafor

Kaunert

2018

Global Discourse

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Securitization is arguably the most successful theoretical framework to analyse security beyond the military confines with the nation state as the dominant actor within the international system. Amongst the critical voices, securitization has become the gold standard for analysing emerging challenges, such as migration, terrorism, human security, intra-state and cross-border issues, as well as environmental challenges. Yet, despite its broadening agenda, the framework has also been accused of a Western bias with a Western political context and democratic governance structure at its heart. This article aims to re-conceptualise the framework in a way that suits a non-Western context better, notably by re-conceptualising the securitization-neopatrimonialism nexus in Africa, which gives us significant new insights into non-Western political contexts. It analyses the securitization processes among the political elites in a neo-patrimonial statehood. It further stretches the conceptualisation of securitization into African statehood, characterised by a blurred line between the leader and the state.

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“…Moreover, issues of party's inability to ensure credible or broad national programmatic policy is hotly debated in the third world new democracies, particularly Ghana. 30 …”

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The Logic of Neopatrimonialism and Democratic Deepening: A Case of Ghana's Fourth Republic

Brobbey¹

2015

UCLR

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“Neopatrimonialism” and Agricultural Development in Africa: Contributions and Limitations of a Contested Concept

Cited by 39 publications

References 77 publications

Barriers or enablers? Chiefs, elite capture, disasters, and resettlement in rural Malawi

Barriers or enablers? Chiefs, elite capture, disasters, and resettlement in rural Malawi

Securitization outside of the West: conceptualizing the securitization–neo-patrimonialism nexus in Africa

The Logic of Neopatrimonialism and Democratic Deepening: A Case of Ghana's Fourth Republic

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