Table of contents; list of acronyms; acknowledgments; introduction; part i. -- the public sphere, democracy, and truth-telling; introduction; chapter one -- theorising the public sphere; chapter two -- parrhesia and public sphere; chapter three -- democracy and the public in angola; part ii. -- ahistory of the public in angola; introduction; chapter four -- ancient states, colonial rule and native dissent; chapter five -- the kingdom of silence; chapter six -- the rise of the nationalist movements and the formation of the post-colonial public
PART III. -- THE FATE OF TRUTH-TELLERS IN ANGOLAN PUBLIC LIFEINTRODUCTION; CHAPTER SEVEN -- THE STRUCTURE OF CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC LIFE IN ANGOLA; CHAPTER EIGHT -- THE VISIT OF POPE BENEDICT XVI; CHAPTER NINE -- RADIO ECCLESIA; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX; Angola: Facts; Angola: Timeline; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Summary
The quest for a broader reform of the current political regime and for equitable redistribution of Angola's wealth constitutes the most surmountable challenge this country faces since the end of civil war in 2002. State power has become a personalized affair to the extent of perpetuating an entrenched, centralised and overly bureaucratic structure of governance. To understand these dynamics, this book explores the role of the 'public' in post-war Angolan politics. The reality mimics the acti ..
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-312) and index
