Identity building and social transformation: the cases of Namibia and Botswana compared |
| |
| Authors: | Fred W Krüger |
| |
| Institution: | (1) Institute of Cultural Geography, University of Freiburg, D-79085 Freiburg, Germany |
| |
| Abstract: | Namibia and Botswana differ from other sub-Saharan nations in their record of stable political performance. However, both
countries have to face increasing social problems. In the case of Namibia these are still mainly related to the process of
post-apartheid national reconciliation and identity building, in the case of Botswana they refer to issues of growing tribal
tensions and of a gradual interior restructuring of society. This paper analyzes the various patterns of social transformation
in the two countries and examines in what ways state-society relations are different from other African nations.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
| |
| Keywords: | ethnicity nation-building socio-economic transformation society state tribalism vulnerability |
| 本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录！ |
