Includes bibliographical references and index.

Constructing political and economic order / John W. Harbeson -- The heritage of colonialism / Crawford Young -- Reflections on Arica's rock y love-hate relationship with international capital / Todd Moss -- Entr epreneurial governance and the expansion of public investment funds in Africa / M. Anne Pitcher -- The sad story of "Africa rising" and of the continent's romance with the BRICs / Ian Taylor -- In pursuit of auton omy : civil society and the state in Africa / Aili Mari Tripp -- Democr acy and the state in Sub-Saharan Africa / John W. Harbeson -- The inter national factor in African warfare / William Reno -- Sudan and South Su dan : the tragic denouement of the comprehensive peace agreement / Prin ceton N. Lyman -- Instability in the Great Lakes region / Filip Reyntje n -- Boko Haram and Nigeria state weakness / John Campbell -- The diplo macy of African conflicts / I. William Zartman -- Bilateral vs. multila teral peacebuilding in Africa / Carrie Manning and Louis-Alexandre Berg -- The African Union's peace and security architecture--from aspiratio n to operationalization / Ulf Engel -- Reconciling sovereignty with res ponsibility : a basis for international humanitarian action / Francis M . Deng.