This book maintains that theories of tribalism are the benchmark for African political scientific knowledge. With a focus on Afrodemocracy, this volume presents Afro Tribalism as an approach to neotribalism. Gael Clavis Johnson argues on the question of Afrodemocracy through a review of black socio-political reasons and the introduction of a new model of leadership for Africans. The author posits that if Pan-Africanism wants groundbreaking change in Africa, then it should change the ideological grounds of which this content has identified pre-existing causes, thus mirroring steps towards new African political ideologies.

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1 1 Theory Pre-Concepts 1: Neocolonialism  1 The Debates: Preludes and Analyzes  2 African Political Leadership  3 Judicial System: The African Context  4 Political Morality: The Government and the Diplomat  5 National Armed Forces  6 Diplomacy and International Relations  7 Western Neo-Colonist Beliefs  8 Independence Cha Cha  9 Neocolonialism: Reviews and Controversies 2 Theory Pre-Concepts 2: Political Treachery  1 Controversies: Opinions and Assessment  2 Undecided Political Minds  3 Issues of Political Legitimacy  4 The Country–System, the Minority Tribe  5 Hope versus Treachery  6 Political Treachery Effects  7 Independentists and the Afrodemocratic Concept  8 Black Leadership Controversy  9 African Union, Country–System: Analogy  10 African Regional Institutions, Country–System: Analogy  11 Political Afro-Determinism: Contexts and Opinions  12 The Dawn of Time 3 The Theory of Tribalism: Afro-Concepts and Practicality  1 Theories of Tribalism: Introductory Remarks  2 Moral Controversy and Civility  3 Tribalism, Moral Conflict and Separatists Interests  4 Tribal Society and Moral Authority  5 Tribalism, Theory Concept, Neotribalism and Question of Liberty  6 Tribal Nationalism, Republican Nationalism: The Debate  7 Political Multipartism and Tribalism  8 Freedom and People’s Power: The Tribal Context  9 Afro Principle in Democracy: Neo-Political Thrusts of the Mind  10 Tribal Governance: Merit and Political Ethics  11 Federalism, the Perfect Nation: Tribalistic Principles  12 The Tribalistic Democratic Language: Political Mutation  13 Monopartism, Tribalism, Exclusionism: Tribalist Debates  14 Political Separatism, Exclusionism: Tribalist Controversies  15 The National of an African: Tribalist Afrodemocrats 4 Conclusive Expressions References