Liberal democracy and its critics in Africa : political dysfunction and the struggle for social progress /
Liberal democracy and its critics in Africa : political dysfunction and the struggle for social progress /
Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo, editor.
- Dakar, Senegal : London ; New York : New York : CODESRIA Books ; in association with Zed Books ; Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
- 1 online resource (ii, 213 pages).
- Africa in the New Millennium .
- Africa in the new millennium. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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The institutional forms and processes of democracy are spreading in Africa as dictatorial regimes have been forced to give way. But democratic form and democratic substance are two different things. Western-derived institutional forms are neither necessarily the most approprate nor the most practical in the current African context, and rooting democratic norms in African political cultures raises socio-cultural questions. This book draws on the experiences of particular African elections and countries to explore the continuing impact of police state apparatuses; the factors influencing voters?
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Since 1960
Elections--Africa.
Democracy--Africa.
Élections--Afrique.
Démocratie--Afrique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Elections.
Democracy.
Elections.
Politics and government
Africa--Politics and government--1960-
Afrique--Politique et gouvernement--1960-
Africa.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
JQ1879.A5 / L5 2005eb
324.96
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- About the Contributors
- Preface
- 1. The Problematics of Liberal Democracy and Democratic Process: Lessons for Deconstructing and Building African democracies -- Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo
- 2. Reflections on the Question of Political Transition in Africa: The Police State -- Rachid Tlemcani
- 3. An Explanation of Electoral Attitudes in Cameroon 1990-92: Towards a New Appraisal -- Joseph-Marie Zambo Belinga
- 4. Factors Influencing Women's Participation in Democratization and Electoral Processes in Kenya: A Case Study of Gusii women 1992-97 -- Beatrice N. Onsarigo
- 5. Alliances in the Political and Electoral Process in the Republic of Congo 1991 -- 97 -- Joachim Emmanuel Goma-Thethet
- 6. The Electoral Process and the 2000 General Elections in Ghana -- Emmanuel Debrah
- 7. Volting Without Choosing: Interrogating the Crisis of Electoral Democracy in Nigeria -- W. Alade Fawole
- 8. The Electoral Process in the Central African Republic in 1993 and 1999: Protagonists and Challenges -- Aime Samuel Saba
- 9. Conclusion: Beyond the Current Discourse on Democracy and Democratic Process in Africa -- Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo
- Index
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The institutional forms and processes of democracy are spreading in Africa as dictatorial regimes have been forced to give way. But democratic form and democratic substance are two different things. Western-derived institutional forms are neither necessarily the most approprate nor the most practical in the current African context, and rooting democratic norms in African political cultures raises socio-cultural questions. This book draws on the experiences of particular African elections and countries to explore the continuing impact of police state apparatuses; the factors influencing voters?
Electronic reproduction.
[S.l.] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
9781848131545 (electronic bk.) 1848131542 (electronic bk.) (hbk. ; Zed Books) (hbk. ; Zed Books) (pbk. ; Zed Books) (pbk. ; Zed Books) (cased ; CODESRIA) (cased ; CODESRIA) 1848137222 9781848137226 1780328273 9781780328270 1281259241 9781281259240 9786611259242 6611259244
3-017-9781848131545 Ingram Content Group
GBB9I4640 bnb GBA521337 bnb
019597996 Uk Uk
Since 1960
Elections--Africa.
Democracy--Africa.
Élections--Afrique.
Démocratie--Afrique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Elections.
Democracy.
Elections.
Politics and government
Africa--Politics and government--1960-
Afrique--Politique et gouvernement--1960-
Africa.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
JQ1879.A5 / L5 2005eb
324.96