Journal of Contemporary African Studies, Volume 41:1 : special issue on African middle classes and social protest

Abstract

<p>Articles in this special issue:</p><p>African middle classness, politics and protest: on the context of this issue / Antje Daniel, Henning Melber &amp; Florian Stoll, p. 1-12</p><p>Social protest and the middle class in Ghana: a social movement approach of three cases / Andrea Noll &amp; Jan Budniok, p. 13-27</p><p>The rise of an ‘indocile middle class’ in Cameroon / Gérard Amougou &amp; Geoffrey Pleyers, p. 28-43</p><p>How political is the ‘middle class’ in Kenya? / Dieter Neubert, p. 44-59</p><p>The middle class and suburbia: desegregation towards non-racialism in South Africa? / Roger Southall, p. 60-74</p><p>South Africa’s black middle classes between 2009 and 2018 / Jason Musyoka, p. 75-85</p><p>Under pressure: South Africa’s middle classes and the ‘rebellion of the poor’ / Marian Burchardt, p. 86-93</p><p>Explorations into middle class urbanites, social movements and political dynamics: impressions from Namibia’s capital, Windhoek / Henning Melber, p. 94-105</p><p>Education and politics: student activism for elite recruitment in Kenya / Anna Deutschmann, p. 106-117</p>