Contemporary African Politics: A Comparative Study of Political Transition to Democratic Legitimacy - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0761813276 ISBN 13: 9780761813279

Publisher: University Press of America, 1999

Synopsis

Contemporary African Politics presents a series of essays focusing on the transition to democracy in the countries of Africa. The contributors use specific case studies to identify the problems and prospects of the search for democratic legitimacy in Africa.

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Synopsis

Eight papers from a November 1997 panel in Philadelphia provide a wide range of perspectives on the transition to democracy across the continent, which has been a major focus of attention since the end of the cold war. Some of the political scientist authors consider Africa as a whole, exploring such topics as the democratic discourse in internatio

About the Author

Ojo is Associate Professor of Political Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of America
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761813276
• ISBN 13: 9780761813279
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 172
• Editor: Ojo Bamidele A.