Africa’s Dual Polity:

In today's Africa—where state authorities are rarely the sole providers of public goods and services— in what circumstances, and how, do state and traditional political authorities variously collaborate with or challenge one another? What are the consequences of these dual polities for African societies? What can we learn from comparisons at the country, ethnic group, and issue levels? Addressing these questions, Florian Kern offers rich theoretical insights informed by extensive empirical research in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.