Democratization in Late Twentieth-century Africa: Coping with Uncertainity (Contributions in Political Science): Coping with Uncertainty: 385 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313307938 ISBN 13: 9780313307935

Publisher: Greenwood Press, 1998

Synopsis

Few would disagree that since 1990 Sub-Saharan Africa has undergone a process of political transformation. Where one-party systems once stood, multi-parties are now dominant; where heads of state once ruled autocratically, open elections have emerged. In this study, both African and non-African scholars take a critical look at the evolution and contradictions of democratization in seven African nations: Malawi, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Ghana, and Gabon, each at a different stage in the democratization process. Some of these countries historically have not received much attention in North America. For example, little is known about Malawi, and Gabon has escaped notice outside the Francophone world. While other works have focused primarily upon the role that institutions have played in the democratization process, this study looks at individual leaders. Some of the authors were themselves participants in the reform movements in their home countries, and they examine the role that the military and the church played in the process. This volume also includes a discussion of why democratization has stagnated or been reversed in some nations.

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Review:

"This volume by seven African academics is rich in detail and shaped by a common methodology....While the evidence deals primarily with events of the early 1990s, the analyses are substantive and durable."-Choice

?This volume by seven African academics is rich in detail and shaped by a common methodology....While the evidence deals primarily with events of the early 1990s, the analyses are substantive and durable.?-Choice

Synopsis:

It is widely agreed that since 1990 Sub-Saharan Africa has undergone a process of political transformation. This study takes a critical look at the evolution and contradictions of democratization in seven African nations, each at a different stage in the democratization process.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0313307938
• ISBN 13: 9780313307935
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176
• Editor: Gros Jean-Germain