Twilight Institutions: Public Authority and Local Politics in Africa

2. Twilight Institutions. Public Authority And Local Politics In Africa: Christian Lund (International Development Studies, Roskilde University).

3. The Politics Of Vigilance In South-Eastern Nigeria: David Pratten (Oxford University).

4. Reordering Society. Vigilantism And Sovereign Expressions In Port Elizabeth’s Townships: Lars Buur (Danish Institute for International Studies and Research Associate, Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research, Johannesburg South Africa).

5. Negotiating Authority – Between Unhcr And ‘The People’: Simon Turner (Danish Institute for International Studies, Copenhagen).

6. ”It Was Satan That Took The People”: The Making Of Public Authority In Burkina Faso: Sten Hagberg (Uppsala University).

7. Dealing With The Local State. The Informal Privatization Of Street-Level Bureaucracies In Senegal: Giorgio Blundo (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Marseille).

8. Decentralization, Local Taxation And Citizenship In Senegal: Kristine Juul (Institute of Geography and International Development Studies, Roskilde University).

9. Contested Sources Of Authority. Re-Claiming State Sovereignty By Formalizing Traditional Authority In Mozambique: Lars Buur (Danish Institute for International Studies, Copenhagen) and Helene Maria Kyed (Danish Institute for International Studies, Copenhagen and International Development Studies, Roskilde University).

10. Statemaking And The Politics Of The Frontier In Central Benin: Pierre-Yves Le Meur (Groupe de recherche et d’échanges technologiques, Paris and IRD, Montpellier).

11. Decentralization, the state and conflicts over local boundaries in North-Western Ghana: Carola Lentz (Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz).

12. Strong Bar, Weak State? Lawyers, Liberalism And State Formation In Zambia: Jeremy Gould (University of Helsinki).