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Democratization in Africa
Author | : Larry Jay Diamond,Marc F. Plattner |
Publsiher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 570 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0801862736 |
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"The country-specific chapters serve to underline the differences between African democracy and liberal democracy, yet some authors are at pains to emphasize that whatever their limitations, African democracies are an advance over what had gone before." -- African Studies Review
Democracy in Africa
Author | : Nic Cheeseman,Nicholas Cheeseman |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2015-05-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521191128 |
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This book provides the first comprehensive overview of Africa's history of democracy, grappling with important questions facing Africa today.
Democratization in Africa Challenges and Prospects
Author | : Gordon Crawford,Gabrielle Lynch |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 303 |
Release | : 2013-09-13 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781135706289 |
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It is two decades since the ‘third wave’ of democratization began to roll across sub-Saharan Africa in the early 1990s. This book provides a very timely investigation into the progress and setbacks over that period, the challenges that remain and the prospects for future democratization in Africa. It commences with an overall assessment of the (lack of) progress made from 1990 to 2010, exploring positive developments with reasons for caution. Based on original research, subsequent contributions examine various themes through country case-studies, inclusive of: the routinisation of elections, accompanied by democratic rollback and the rise of hybrid regimes; the tenacity of presidential powers; the dilemmas of power-sharing; ethnic voting and rise of a violent politics of belonging; the role of ‘donors’ and the ambiguities of ‘democracy promotion’. Overall, the book concludes that steps forward remain greater than reversals and that typically, though not universally, sub-Saharan African countries are more democratic today than in the late 1980s. Nonetheless, the book also calls for more meaningful processes of democratization that aim not only at securing civil and political rights, but also socio-economic rights and the physical security of African citizens. This book was originally published as a special issue of Democratization
The Role of Civil Society in Africa s Quest for Democratization
Author | : Abadir M. Ibrahim |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2016-12-08 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9783319183831 |
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This book tests many of the assumptions, hypotheses, and conclusions connected with the presumed role of civil society organizations in the democratization of African countries. Taking a comparative approach, it looks at countries that have successfully democratized, those that are stuck between progress and regression, those that have regressed into dictatorship, and those that are currently in transitional flux and evaluates what role, if any, civil society has played in each instance. The countries discussed—South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt and Tunisia—represent a diverse set of social and political circumstances and different levels of democratic achievement, providing a rich set of case studies. Each sample state also offers an internal comparison, as each has historically experienced different stages of democratization. Along the course of each case study, the book also considers the effect that other traditionally studied factors, such as culture, colonization, economic development and foreign aid, may have had on individual attempts at democratization. The first extensive work on civil society and democratization in Africa, the book adds new insights to the applicability of democratization theory in a non-Western context, both filling a gap in and adding to the existing universal scholarship. This book will be useful for scholars of political science, economics, sociology and African studies, as well as human rights activists and policy makers in the relevant geographical areas.
Institutions and Democracy in Africa
Author | : Nic Cheeseman |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 399 |
Release | : 2018-02-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781107148246 |
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Offers new research on the vital importance of institutions, such as presidential term-limits in the African democratisation processes.
Democratisation in Africa
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Africa |
ISBN | : IND:30000050712979 |
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Democratization in Africa
Author | : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Panel on Issues in Democratization |
Publsiher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 94 |
Release | : 1992-02-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780309047975 |
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The global movement toward democracy, spurred in part by the ending of the cold war, has created opportunities for democratization not only in Europe and the former Soviet Union, but also in Africa. This book is based on workshops held in Benin, Ethiopia, and Namibia to better understand the dynamics of contemporary democratic movements in Africa. Key issues in the democratization process range from its institutional and political requirements to specific problems such as ethnic conflict, corruption, and role of donors in promoting democracy. By focusing on the opinion and views of African intellectuals, academics, writers, and political activists and observers, the book provides a unique perspective regarding the dynamics and problems of democratization in Africa.
Engendering Democracy in Africa
Author | : Niamh Gaynor |
Publsiher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2022-06-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781000597066 |
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This book investigates women’s political participation in Africa. Going beyond the formal institutions of electoral politics, it explores a range of spaces where everyday politics take place, at national and at local levels. In recent years there have been significant improvements in the number of women elected to parliament in Africa. However, there is little indication that this is translating into better developmental outcomes, and indeed there is mounting evidence that it could in fact help to bolster some authoritarian regimes. Starting from the premise that politics is a far broader project than securing a seat in national or local legislatures alone, this book explores the opportunities for women’s political participation across a number of informal spaces where women and men gather, organise and interact in a more regular and systematic manner. Combining insights from political science, sociology and feminist theory and drawing on detailed cases from the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria and Rwanda, it examines how power in its multiple dimensions circulates across a range of everyday political spaces, while drawing attention to the links between domestic gender inequalities and the global political economy. Inviting scholars, practitioners and activists to broaden their focus beyond formal electoral institutions if they want to support women to become more politically active, this book provides fresh insights into major issues at the heart of African studies, development studies, gender and development, democratisation, and international relations.