Contents

pp.：  5 – 6

Acknowledgements

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1 Introduction: African social movements or social movements in Africa? Stephen Ellis, Ineke van Kessel

pp.：  9 – 24

2 Social movement theory: Past, present and prospects by Jacquelien van Stekelenburg, Bert Klandermans

pp.：  25 – 51

3 Speaking to global debates through a national and continental lens: South African and African social movements in comparative perspective by Adam Habib, Paul Opoku-Mensah

pp.：  52 – 70

4 African civil society, ‘blood diamonds’ and the Kimberley process by Lansana Gberie

pp.：  71 – 94

5 The Islamic Courts Union: The ebb and flow of a Somali Islamist movement by Jon Abbink

pp.：  95 – 121

6 Liberia’s women acting for peace: Collective action in a war-affected country Veronika Fuest

pp.：  122 – 145

7 Nurtured from the pulpit: The emergence and growth of Malawi’s democracy movement by Boniface Dulani

pp.：  146 – 163

8 Bare-foot activists: Transformations in the Haratine movement in Mauritania Zekeria Ould Ahmed Salem

pp.：  164 – 185

9 An Islamic social movement in contemporary West Africa: NASFAT of Nigeria by Benjamin Soares

pp.：  186 – 204

10 The United Democratic Front’s legacy in South Africa: Mission accomplished or vision betrayed? by Ineke van Kessel

pp.：  205 – 228

11 ‘Campus Cults’ in Nigeria: The development of an anti-social movement by Stephen Ellis

pp.：  229 – 244

Bibliography

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List of authors

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