The Rotinese by Fox, J

“…A dignitary, the Head of the Earth, of a commoner clan, traditionally regarded as the oldest clan of the domain, is the Male-Lord's ritual superior and, at court, is the traditional authority on customary usage.</p> <p>Each named clan recognized at court is distinguished by its separate traditions, rights, and privileges. …”

Fantoches e Cavalos de Tróia? Instrumentalização das autoridades tradicionais em Angola e Moçambique by Aslak Orre

“…Analyzing the various attempts imposed by both States to abolish or manipulate traditional authorities, the question before us is: are the traditional authorities puppets or Trojan horses?…”
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Trees for development? Articulating the ambiguities of power, authority and legitimacy in governing Ghana’s mineral rich forests by Hirons, M

“…A more nuanced examination of foundational governance questions concerning the relative role of the state, traditional authorities and private interests is needed.…”

Estado, Autoridades Tradicionais e Transição Democrática em Moçambique: Questões teóricas, dinâmicas sociais e estratégias políticas by Vitor Alexandre Lourenço

“…This article discusses the social importance and political role od traditional authorities in the context of political transition, started in Mozambique in the early 90's. …”
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O Paradoxo da Articulação dos Órgãos Locais do Estado com as Autoridades Comunitárias em Moçambique: Do discurso sobre a descentralização à conquista dos espaços políticos a nível... by Salvador Cadete Forquilha

“…This article aims to analyze the relations between state and traditional authorities, focusing the attention on the ongoing democratization process in Mozambique. …”
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Les autorités traditionnelles et l’État moderne en Afrique Subsaharienne au début du XXIe Siècle by Claude-Hélène Perrot

“…This article aims to outline the major common features which characterize the relations between traditional authorities and state in West Africa. The article analyses two actual case-studies. …”
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Responses of institutions and communities to environmental problems of water hyacinth invasion in Jomoro Municipality, Ghana by Emmanuel Honlah, Alexander Yao Segbefia, Divine Odame Appiah, Moses Mensah

“…The study indicated that local government and traditional authorities did not provide any direct support for the people affected by the water hyacinth invasion. …”
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Do Conceito de Campo Político em África: contornos teóricos e exercícios empíricos by Vitor Alexandre Lourenço

“…Moreover, it led to very complex political relationships in a variety of locations between the State and local power figures, such as the Traditional Authorities. Therefore, in the following text a relevant issue will be approached in order to understand the political dynamics, but also – and for the most part – so as to understand the contemporary socio-political relations between the State and Traditional Authorities. …”
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Media authorities – encounter or support (?) of real figures by Magdalena Wasylewicz

“…The article is an attempt to expose the essence of the phenomenon of mediatization of life when increasingly traditional authorities are replacing by “authorities – media idols”. …”
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Mining in Ghana's forests: cross-sectoral linkages and the prospects for REDD by Hirons, M

“…A review of key stakeholders further elucidates the complex networks that characterise these linkages and highlights the important role of traditional authorities in governing across sectors. If the multiple roles of local resource users and traditional authorities continue to be neglected in policy mechanisms, schemes such as REDD will continue to fall short of achieving sustainable development.…”

Multidimensionality of centripetal and centrifugal nationalisms by Filipe Vasconcelos Romão

“…Traditionally, authors focus on the speech of political actors and how these define themselves in order to identify the presence of nationalist political trends. …”
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Institutional roles in enhancing assets adaptation of urban poor by Fatima Eshun, Fatima Denton

“…Even though government institutions are expected to develop assets within the urban areas, other institutions such as the Civil Society Organizations, Faith-Based Organizations, and traditional authorities can play certain roles to complement government efforts in this direction. …”
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Divine Sanction and Human Intervention by Dähnhardt, Thomas

“…A short treatise by a twentieth century traditional Muslim scholar and Sufi master provides the opportunity to address this topic, exploring the ways traditional authorities in the past and present have outlined the clues for providing an orthodox yet surprisingly accommodating answer vis-à-vis a topic of utmost actuality in contemporary society. …”
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Reflexões para decolonizar a cultura acadêmica latino-americana em Comunicação by Eloína Castro-Lara

“…It would be unlikely to decolonize the communicational practices and lore anchored in the coloniality of power of the current knowledge politics and in the traditional authorize voices that indicate what, who, how, when and where to problematize Communication. …”
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Some considerations of authority of the courts by Žaklina Harašić

“…It is difficult to talk about argument of authority without saying what is the role of judgements in two great legal systems – European-continental system (civil law) /traditionally authority is court practice/ and Anglo-American system (common law) /traditionally authority is precedent/. …”
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Some considerations of authority of the courts by Žaklina Harašić

“…It is difficult to talk about argument of authority without saying what is the role of judgements in two great legal systems – European-continental system (civil law) /traditionally authority is court practice/ and Anglo-American system (common law) /traditionally authority is precedent/. …”
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The Fish that Disappeared by Bjørn Arntsen

“…By joining Gudja and his fishing pals in their work out on the lake, and through encounters with traditional authorities and modern administration, the underlying causes of the fish scarcity are revealed.…”
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Urban Planning, Institutional Pluralism, and Indigenous Belief Systems in Peri-Urban Ghana in the Era of Land Commoditisation by Augustine Fosu

“…The evictions usually lead to conflicts between traditional authorities and community members, and in other cases, the dispossession precipitates multiple sales of land by different people. …”
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Concealing Authority: Diola priests and other leaders in the French search for a suitable chefferie in colonial Senegal by Robert M. Baum

“…In this area, the traditional authorities were the leaders of the anticolonial resistance. …”
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Políticas Agrícolas e Usurpação de Terras em Moçambique Independente. Resistências, movimentos sociais, papel do Estado by Luca Bussotti

“…The role of the government, both at the central and at the decentralized level, including the traditional authorities, revealed all its limits, becoming a mere executor and mediator of the willing of great foreign groups which aimed at catching hold of Mozambican fertile lands.…”
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