Stephen Ellis
We are very sad to report that Stephen Ellis passed away on July 29, 2015. Read the In Memoriam on our website.
Stephen Ellis was a historian with a broad range of interests in contemporary history and politics. In his most recent book, This Present Darkness: A History of Nigerian Organised Crime (posthumously published in April 2016), Ellis investigates how Nigeria became a breeding ground for illicit trade, large-scale corruption and organised crime. His book 'External Mission: The ANC in Exile 1960-1990' was awarded the Recht Malan Prize for Non-Fiction in South Africa. It's a meticulous study of the little-known history of the ANC's long period of exile. In addition to his work at the ASC, Stephen Ellis was the Desmond Tutu Professor of Youth, Sport and Reconciliation at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the VU University, Amsterdam. He was a member of various editorial boards, including that of the journal African Affairs, of which he was a former editor.
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Religion and politics: taking African epistemologies seriously, The Journal of Modern African Studies, 2007, 45, 3, 385-401 (2016)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Nelson Mandela, the South African Communist Party and the origins of Umkhonto we Sizwe (2016)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
The history of witchcraft accusations and persecutions in Africa (2016)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
This present darkness : a history of Nigerian organised crime (2016)
Type of Publication: Book
Stephen Ellis (2015). Authors response: the ANC in exile (2015)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Debating the ANC's external links during the struggle against aparheid (2015)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
External Mission : the ANC in exile, 1960-1990 (2012)
Type of Publication: Book
Nigeria: corrupt, chaotisch, maar nog steeds Afrika's slapende reus (2012)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Season of rains : Africa in the world (2011)
Type of Publication: Book
Fifty years of independence (2011)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Het Regenseizoen (2011)
Type of Publication: Book
The mutual assimilation of elites: the development of secret societies in twentieth century Liberian politics (2010)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Democratie in Afrika (2010)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Development and invisible worlds (2010)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Review of Anthony Butler: "Contemporary South Africa" (2010)
Type of Publication: Review
The history of sovereigns in Madagascar: new light from old sources (2009)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
'Campus cults' in Nigeria: the development of an anti-social movement (2009)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Madagascar: roots of turmoil (2009)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
The occult does not exist: a response to Terence Ranger (2009)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Religion and Politics: taking African epistemologies seriously (2009)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
When the ANC refuses to listen (2009)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Madagascar: a short history (2009)
Type of Publication: Book
West Africa's international drug trade (2009)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Tráfico de drogas en Africa Occidental (2009)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
South Africa and the decolonization of the mind (2009)
Type of Publication: Book
Introduction: African social movements or social movements in Africa? (2009)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
The Okija Shrine: Death and Life in Nigerian politics (2008)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Liberia (2008)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Review of Raymond K. Kent, The Many Faces of an Anti-Colonial Revolt: Madagascar's Long Journey into 1947 (2008)
Type of Publication: Review
Beside the State : an epilogue (2008)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Africa's religious resurgence and the politics of good and evil (2008)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Review of Martin Thomas (ed), European Decolonization (2008)
Type of Publication: Review
Africa's Religious Resurgence and the Politics of Good and Evil (2008)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Witching-times: A theme in the histories of Africa and Europe (2007)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Religion and Politics: taking African epistemologies seriously (2007)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Tom and Toakafo: The Betsimisaraka kingdom and state formation in Madagascar, c.1715-1750 (2007)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Review of D. Nativel, Maisons royales, demeures des grands à Madagascar. L'inscription de la réussite sociale dans l'espace urbain de Tananarive au XIXe siècle (2007)
Type of Publication: Review
How to Rebuild Africa (2007)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
AHR Conversation: Religious Identities and Violence (2007)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
How to Rebuild Africa (2007)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Review of A. Sawyer, Beyond Plunder: Toward Democratic Governance in Liberia (2007)
Type of Publication: Review
The Sahara and the "War on Terror" (2007)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
The Sahara and the "War on Terror" (2007)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
AHR Conversation : Religious Identities and Violence (2007)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Preface (2007)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Preface (2007)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Reflections on libraries and archives (2007)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Review of Preben Kaarsholm (ed), Violence, Political Culture and Development in Africa (2007)
Type of Publication: Review
Witching-times : A theme in the histories of Africa and Europe (2007)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Liberia (2007)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Review of G. Campbell, An economic history of imperial Madagascar, 1750-1895: The rise and fall of an Island Empire (2006)
Type of Publication: Review
Afrika: Spiritualität und politische Praxis (2006)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Liberia (2006)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Rethinking African development : Beyond impasse, towards alternatives (2006)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Ambitions réformatrices et inertie du social dans les prisons sud-africaines (2006)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
The role of religion in development: towards a new relationship between the European Union and Africa (2006)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Review of A. Ashforth, Witchcraft, violence, and democracy in South Africa (2006)
Type of Publication: Review
Review of "The Ambiguities of history : the problem of ethnocentrism in historical writing" by Finn Fuglestad (2006)
Type of Publication: Review
Review of P.J. Stewart & A. Strathern, Witchcraft, sorcery, rumour and gossip (2006)
Type of Publication: Review
Coming changes to Africa's system of government (2006)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Review of M.H. Moran, Liberia: The violence of democracy (2006)
Type of Publication: Review
A Visit to the National Archives of Liberia (2005)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Review of N. Kastfelt (ed.), 'Religion and African Civil Wars' (2005)
Type of Publication: Review
Review of J. Fox & S. Sandler, 'Bringing Religion into International Relations' (2005)
Type of Publication: Review
Review of J. Burke, 'Al-Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam' (2005)
Type of Publication: Review
Review of T. Mentan, 'Dilemmas of Weak States: Africa and Transnational Terrorism in the Twenty First Century' (2005)
Type of Publication: Review
Review of Criminology in Africa edited by Tibamanga Mwene Mushanga Kampala (2005)
Type of Publication: Review
Review of J. Barber, 'Mandela's World: The International Dimension of South Africa's Political Revolution 1990-99' (2005)
Type of Publication: Review
Review of R. Dick-Read, 'Phantom Voyagers' (2005)
Type of Publication: Review
Why Religion Has Become the New Politics (2005)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Review of P. Nugent, 'Africa since Independence: A Comparative History' (2005)
Type of Publication: Review
La violence dans l'histoire de l'Afrique (2005)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Worlds of power : religious thought and political practice in Africa (2004)
Type of Publication: Book
Interpreting violence: reflections on West African wars (2004)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Review of Bell, T. & Ntsebeza, D. B. : Unfinished Business : South Africa, apartheid and truth (2004)
Type of Publication: Review
Worlds of power : religious thought and political practice in Africa (2004)
Type of Publication: Book
The old roots of Africa's new wars (2004)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Colonial conquest in central Madagascar: who resisted what? (2003)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
History and violence : a response to Thandika Mkandawire (2003)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Review of Cole, J. : Forget Colonialism? Sacrifice and the Art of Memory in Madagascar (2003)
Type of Publication: Review
International elements of West Africa's wars: the role of regional and non-African actors (2003)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
The old roots of Africa's new wars (2003)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Conflict and development policy in the Mano River region and Côte d'Ivoire: 'The regional stakes for stability and reconstruction', 'Identity and the negotiation of national belonging in West Africa: Reflections on the Côte d'Ivoire crisis' (2003)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Violence and history : a response to Thandika Mkandawire (2003)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
L'évolution politique de l'Afrique: les formes se renouvellent, les modèles restent à inventer (2003)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Witch-hunting in central Madagascar 1828-1861 (2002)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
ECOWAS and the future of West African peacekeeping (2001)
Type of Publication: Conference Paper
What has happened to the colonial state in Africa? (2001)
Type of Publication: Conference Paper
Les guerres en Afrique de l'Ouest: le poids de l'histoire (2001)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
War in West Africa (2001)
Type of Publication: Conference Paper
Violence and Culture (2001)
Type of Publication: Conference Paper
Review of R. Fardon an G. Furniss (eds), 'African Broadcast Cultures: radio in transition' (2001)
Type of Publication: Review
Resistance in African History (2001)
Type of Publication: Conference Paper
Writing contemporary histories of Africa (2001)
Type of Publication: Conference Paper
Review of Pier M. Larson, 'History and Memory in the Age of Enslavement: Becoming Merina in Highland Madagascar, 1770-1822' (2001)
Type of Publication: Review
War in West Africa (2001)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Fit to Print? Comparing Standards of News (2001)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Guerres en Afrique de l'ouest: le poids de l'histoire (2001)
Type of Publication: Conference Paper
Why Are there So Many Wars in Africa? (2001)
Type of Publication: Conference Paper
Sierra Leone (2001)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Mystical weapons: some evidence from the Liberian war (2001)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Religion and Governance: Some Ideas from Liberia (2000)
Type of Publication: Conference Paper
Review of A.F. Musah and J. Kayode Fayemi (eds), 'Mercenaries: An African Security Dilemma' (2000)
Type of Publication: Review
Review of "Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa report" (2000)
Type of Publication: Review
De cultus van cultuur (2000)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Africa's wars of liberation : some historiographical reflections (2000)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Madagascar: Colonisation in Longue Duree (2000)
Type of Publication: Conference Paper
Afrika en Europa zijn onlosmakelijk verbonden (2000)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
The Mask Slips (2000)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Crime, politics and states in Southern Africa (2000)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Armes mystiques : quelques éléments de réflexion à partir de la guerre du Liberia (2000)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Sierra Leone as a Failed State (2000)
Type of Publication: Conference Paper
Press interview (2000)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Reporting Africa (2000)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Sierra Leone (2000)
Type of Publication: Conference Paper
Hulp aan derde wereld eist nieuwe visie (2000)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa report (2000)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Westen is in Afrika blind voor de waarheid (1999)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Review of M. Israel, 'South African Political Exiles in the United Kingdom' (1999)
Type of Publication: Review
Geen echte vrede in Sierra Leone (1999)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Vérité sans réconciliation en Afrique du Sud (1999)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Relatie rijke landen en Afrika in impasse (1999)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Review of J.R. Randriamaro, 'Padesm et Luttes Politiques a Madagascar' (1999)
Type of Publication: Review
Afrika veranderd fundamenteel door Oorlogen (1999)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
War and Business in Liberia (1999)
Type of Publication: Conference Paper
Review of C. Allibert (ed), 'Histoire de la Grande Isle Madagascar' (1999)
Type of Publication: Review
A Golden Age of Archives (1999)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
L'Afrique du Sud à la veille d'une consultation décisive (1999)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Natural Resources in Liberia's War Economy (1999)
Type of Publication: Conference Paper
Review of "Padesm et luttes politiques a Madagascar, de la fin de la Deuxieme Guerre mondiale a la naissance du PSD / Jean-Roland Randriamaro" (1999)
Type of Publication: Review
Mafias, milices, le crime et l'Etat en Afrique (1999)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
The criminalization of the state in Africa (1999)
Type of Publication: Book
Review of "Malagasy, 'un pas de plus'. L'unification de Madagascar. Tome III: 1895-1905" by Michel Prou (1999)
Type of Publication: Review
Review of M. Prou, 'Malagasy, un Pas de Plus, Vol.lll' (1999)
Type of Publication: Review
Staatsinrichting in Afrika : import of eigen kweek? (1999)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
The mask of anarchy : the destruction of Liberia and the religious dimension of an African civil war (1999)
Type of Publication: Book
Review of "Histoire de la Grande Isle Madagascar" by Etienne de Flacourt; Claude Allibert (1999)
Type of Publication: Review
Political parties in Africa (1998)
Type of Publication: Conference Paper
War in southern Africa: some implications for the environment (1998)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Liberia's warlord insurgency (1998)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Les nouvelles sociétés de sécurité (1998)
Type of Publication: Conference Paper
The gray Economy (1998)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
The First Malagasy (1998)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Africa and International Corruption : the Strange Case of South Africa and Seychelles (1998)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Review of R. Werbner and T. Ranger (eds), 'Postcolonial Identities in Africa' (1998)
Type of Publication: Review
Liberia - the Heart of a West African Struggle (1998)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Commentary (1998)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Nigeria's president tegen wil en dank verdient steun (1998)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Review of P. Boele van Hensbroek, 'African political Philosophy, 1860-1995' (1998)
Type of Publication: Review
L'insurrection des menalamba : une révolte à Madagascar, 1895-1899 (1998)
Type of Publication: Book
Hart van Afrika heeft nieuwe grenzen nodig (1998)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
The proliferation of light weapons in Sierra Leone and Liberia (1998)
Type of Publication: Conference Paper
Review of Observatoire Globale de Drogues 'Les Drogues en Afrique Sub-Saharienne' (1998)
Type of Publication: Review
De staat als boef (1998)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
The privatisation of power in west Africa: the Liberian example (1998)
Type of Publication: Conference Paper
Regional dimensions of proliferation of light weapons in West (1998)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
The historical significance of South Africa's Third Force (1998)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Review of Edmond Keller and Donald Rothchild (eds), 'Africa and the New International Order' (1997)
Type of Publication: Review
Le commerce international informel en Afrique sub-saharienne: quelques problèmes méthodologiques et conceptuels (1997)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Nieuwe machtspatronen in Afrika : de betrekkelijkheid van politieke grenzen (1997)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Réalités et incertitudes intérieures en République Sud-Africaine (1997)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Review of Robin Renwick, 'Unconventional Diplomacy' (1997)
Type of Publication: Review
Criminal and political violence in South Africa (1997)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Review of Jakkie Cilliers and Markus Reichardt (eds), 'About Turn' (1997)
Type of Publication: Review
La criminalisation de l'État en Afrique (1997)
Type of Publication: Book
Africa now : people, policies & institutions (1996)
Type of Publication: Book
Research on sub-Saharan Africa's unrecorded international trade: some methodological and conceptual problems (1996)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Africa and International Corruption : the Strange Case of South Africa and Seychelles (1996)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Analysing Africa's Wars (1996)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Les nouvelles forces de sécurité sud-africaines (1996)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
The strange life of African states (1996)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Africa after the Cold War : new patterns of government and politics (1996)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa : where did it come from? Can it be supported? (1995)
Type of Publication: Book
An insider's account of the South African Security Forces' role in the ivory trade (1995)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Entreprises et entrepreneurs africains (1995)
Type of Publication: Book
Afrika nu : mensen, beleid en instellingen (1995)
Type of Publication: Book
Liberia 1989-1994 : a study of ethnic and spiritual violence (1995)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Democracy and Human Rights (1994)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Of elephants and men: politics and nature conservation in South Africa (1994)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Review of Ronnie Kasrils, 'Armed and Dangerous': my undercover struggle against apartheid (1994)
Type of Publication: Review
Government and Rituals in Old Madagascar (1994)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
De Klerk-Mandela: l'inevitable entente (1993)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Review of "Les incertitudes du colonialisme: Jean Carol a Madagascar / Yvan-Georges Paillard" (1992)
Type of Publication: Review
The South African Communist Party and the collapse of the Soviet Union (1992)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Review of "Bible et pouvoir a Madagascar au XIXe siècle" by Francoise Raison-Jourde (1992)
Type of Publication: Review
Comrades against apartheid : the ANC & the South African Communist Party in exile (1992)
Type of Publication: Book
Défense d'y voir : la politisation de la protection de la nature (1992)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
De SACP en het ANC in ballingschap, 1960-1990 (1992)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Verdoemd continent: Stephen Ellis over Afrika (1991)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Review of "Dialoguer avec le léopard? Pratiques, savoirs et actes du peuple face au politique en Afrique noir contemporaine / B. Jewsiewicki; H. Moniot" - 180 (1991)
Type of Publication: Review
Un complot colonial à Madagascar : l'affaire Rainandriamampandry (1990)
Type of Publication: Book
Review of Solofo Randrianja, "Le Parti Communiste de la Région de Madagascar, 1930-1939" (1990)
Type of Publication: Review
Spirit possession and healing in modern Zambia : an analysis of letters to Archbishop Milingo (1988)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Les prolongements du conflit israelo-arabe en Afrique noire : le cas du Sierra Leone (1988)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Review of "Maureen Covell: Madagascar : politics, economics and society" (1988)
Type of Publication: Review
Review of "L'Insurrection malgache de 1947" by Jacques Tronchon (1988)
Type of Publication: Review
Review of "Madagascar, island of the ancestors" by John Mack and "From Blessing to Violence. History and Ideology in the circumcision ritual of the Merina of Madagascar" by Maurice Bloch (1987)
Type of Publication: Review
Review of "Le Menabe: histoire d'une colonisation" by Bernard Schlemmer (1985)
Type of Publication: Review
The rising of the Red Shawls : a revolt in Madagascar, 1895-1899 (1985)
Type of Publication: Book
Les traditionalistes menalamba et leur conception de la royauté. Études sur la la nature de la monarchie en Imerina (1983)
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Review of "Madagascar: le colonisé et son âme: essai sur le discours psychologique colonial" by Antoine Bouillon (1983)
Type of Publication: Review
Review of "Il Madagascar nella vita di Raombana primo storico malgascio (1809-1855)" byLiliana Mosca (1983)
Type of Publication: Review
Review of "Omaly Sy Anio (Hier et Aujourd'hui)"/ University of Madagascar (1981)
Type of Publication: Review
Review of "Madagascar and the Protestant Impact" by Bonar A. Gow and review of "Madagascar in History: Essays from the 1970s" edited by Raymond K. Kent (1980)
Type of Publication: Review
The political elite of Imerina and the revolt of the "Menalamba": the creation of a colonial myth in Madagascar, 1895-1898 (1980)
Type of Publication: Journal Article
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This present darkness : a history of Nigerian organised crime
London: Hurst & Company, 2016
S.D.K. Ellis
Madagascar: a short history
London and Chicago: C. Hurst & Co. and Chicago University Press, 2009
S. Randrianja; S.D.K. Ellis
South Africa and the decolonization of the mind
Amsterdam: Faculty of Social Sciences, VU University, 2009
S.D.K. Ellis
Worlds of power : religious thought and political practice in Africa
New York [etc.]: Oxford University Press, Series in contemporary history and world affairs ; 1 2004
S.D.K. Ellis; G.ter Haar
Worlds of power : religious thought and political practice in Africa
London: Hurst, Hurst series in contemporary history and world affairs ; 1 2004
S.D.K. Ellis; G.ter Haar
The mask of anarchy : the destruction of Liberia and the religious dimension of an African civil war
London: Hurst, 1999
S.D.K. Ellis
The criminalization of the state in Africa
Oxford: Currey [etc.], African issues 1999
J.F. Bayart; S.D.K. Ellis; B. Hibou
L'insurrection des menalamba : une révolte à Madagascar, 1895-1899
Paris [etc.]: Karthala [etc.], Hommes et sociétés, ISSN 0290-6600 1998
S.D.K. Ellis; G. Randriambeloma
La criminalisation de l'État en Afrique
Bruxelles: Éditions Complexe, Espace international 1997
J.F. Bayart; S.D.K. Ellis; B. Hibou
Entreprises et entrepreneurs africains
Paris: Karthala, Hommes et sociétés, ISSN 0290-6600 1995
S.D.K. Ellis; Y.A. Fauré
Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa : where did it come from? Can it be supported?
Maastricht: ECDPM European Centre for Development Policy Management, ECDPM working papers ; no. 6 1995
S.D.K. Ellis
Afrika nu : mensen, beleid en instellingen
Den Haag: Voorlichtingsdienst Ontwikkelingssamenwerking van het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, 1995
S.D.K. Ellis
Comrades against apartheid : the ANC & the South African Communist Party in exile
London: James Currey, 1992
S.D.K. Ellis; T. Sechaba
Un complot colonial à Madagascar : l'affaire Rainandriamampandry
Antananarivo: Éditions Ambozontany, Les Afriques 1990
S.D.K. Ellis
The rising of the Red Shawls : a revolt in Madagascar, 1895-1899
Cambridge [Cambridgeshire, etc.]: Cambridge University Press, African studies series, ISSN 0065-406X ; 43 1985
S.D.K. Ellis
'The history of witchcraft accusations and persecutions in Africa'
In: W. Behringer; S. Lorenz; D.R. Bauer: 'Späte Hexenprozesse: der Umgang der Aufklärung mit dem Irrationalen', Gütersloh: Verlag für Regionalgeschichte, 2016.
'Religion and politics: taking African epistemologies seriously, The Journal of Modern African Studies, 2007, 45, 3, 385-401'
In: N. Cheeseman: 'African politics : Volume 3: Identity politics, conflict and accommodation: class, religion and ethnicity, Part 2. The politics of religion', London: Routledge, 2016.
'Fifty years of independence'
In: Pirogue Collective: 'Imagine Africa', New York/Gorée: Island Position, 2011.
'Development and invisible worlds'
In: B. Bompani; M. Frahm-Arp: 'Development and politics from below: exploring religious space in the African State', London: Palgrave-MacMillan, 2010.
'The mutual assimilation of elites: the development of secret societies in twentieth century Liberian politics'
In: J. Knörr; W. Trajano Filho: 'The powerful presence of the past: integration and conflict along the Upper Guinea Coast', Leiden: Brill, 2010.
''Campus cults' in Nigeria: the development of an anti-social movement'
In: S.D.K. Ellis; I. van Kessel: 'Movers and shakers : social movements in Africa', Leiden [etc.]: Brill, 2009.
'The history of sovereigns in Madagascar: new light from old sources'
In: F.V. Rajaonah; D. Nativel: 'Madagascar revisitée: en voyage avec Françoise Raison-Jourde', Paris: Karthala, 2009.
'Tráfico de drogas en Africa Occidental'
In: Colectivo Maloka: 'La Economía de las drogas ilícitas: escenarios de conflictos y derechos humanos', Generalitat de Catalunya, 2009.
'Introduction: African social movements or social movements in Africa?'
In: S.D.K. Ellis; I. van Kessel: 'Movers and shakers : social movements in Africa', Leiden [etc.]: Brill, 2009.
'Beside the State : an epilogue'
In: A. Bellagamba; G. Klute: 'Beside the State: Emergent powers in contemporary Africa', Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, 2008.
'Liberia'
In: A. Mehler; H. Melber; K. van Walraven: 'Africa yearbook : politics, economy and society South of the Sahara in 2007', Leiden: Brill, 2008.
'Liberia'
In: A. Mehler; H. Melber; K. van Walraven: 'Africa yearbook : politics, economy and society South of the Sahara in 2006', Leiden: Brill, 2007.
'Witching-times : A theme in the histories of Africa and Europe'
In: G.ter Haar: 'Imagining Evil : Witchcraft beliefs and accusations in contemporary Africa', Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 2007.
'Preface'
In: A.M. Guedes; M.J. Lopes: 'State and Traditional Law in Angola and Mozambique', Lisbon: Amedina, 2007.
'How to Rebuild Africa'
In: P.N. Lyman; P. Dorff: 'Beyond Humanitarianism', New York: Council on Foreign Relations, 2007.
'Witching-times: A theme in the histories of Africa and Europe'
In: G.ter Haar: 'Imagining Evil: Witchcraft beliefs and accusations in contemporary Africa', Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 2007.
'Preface'
In: A.M. Guedes; M.J. Lopes: 'State and Traditional Law in Angola and Mozambique', Lisbon: Amedina, 2007.
'How to Rebuild Africa'
In: P.N. Lyman; P. Dorff: 'Beyond Humanitarianism', New York: Council on Foreign Relations, 2007.
'Liberia'
In: A. Mehler; H. Melber; K. van Walraven: 'Africa yearbook : politics, economy and society South of the Sahara in 2005', Leiden: Brill, 2006.
'Liberia'
In: A. Mehler; H. Melber; K. van Walraven: 'Africa yearbook : politics, economy and society South of the Sahara in 2004', Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2005.
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'La violence dans l'histoire de l'Afrique'
In: J.L. Vellut: 'La Mémoire du Congo: le temps colonial', Tervuren: Musée royale de l'Afrique central, 2005.
'Interpreting violence: reflections on West African wars'
In: N.L. Whitehead: 'Violence', Santa Fe and Oxford: School of American Research Press/James Currey, 2004.
'Colonial conquest in central Madagascar: who resisted what?'
In: G.J. Abbink; M.E. de Bruijn; K. van Walraven: 'Rethinking resistance : revolt and violence in African history', Leiden [etc.]: Brill, 2003.
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'International elements of West Africa's wars: the role of regional and non-African actors'
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