Democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa 1992-1995
Author: Robert Buijtenhuijs
Publisher:
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9789054480273
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Robert Buijtenhuijs
Publisher:
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9789054480273
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Robert Buijtenhuijs
Publisher: African Studies Centre Politi
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 128
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Ufuoma Akpojivi
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-04-03
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 3319753010
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book examines the media reform processes and re-democratization projects of Ghana and Nigeria’s emerging democracies. It evaluates and critiques these reform processes, arguing that because of dependency approaches resulting from the transplanting of policy framework from the West into these emerging democracies, the policy goals and objectives of the reforms have not been achieved. Consequently, the inherent socio-cultural, economic and political factors, coupled with the historical antecedents of these countries, have also affected the reform process. Drawing from policy documents, analyses and interviews, Ufuoma Akpojivi argues that the lack of citizens’ active participation in policy processes has led to neo-liberalization and the continued universalization of Western ideologies such as democracy, media freedom and independence. Akpojivi posits that the recognition of socio-cultural, political and economic factors inherent to these emerging democracies, coupled with the communal participation of citizens, will facilitate true media reform processes and development of these countries.
Author: John A. Wiseman
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-11
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 1134829892
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The book provides readers a set of case studies covering a diverse range of African states in order to identify the major causes of change and the movement towards democracy.
Author: Gabrielle Lynch
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-07-02
Total Pages: 684
ISBN-13: 135162363X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume explores the issues and debates surrounding the ongoing processes of democratization in sub-Saharan Africa, illuminating the central dynamics characterizing Africa’s democratic experiments, and considering the connections between democratization and economic, social, and cultural developments on the continent. Reflecting the diverse and rich nature of this field of study, the Handbook of Democratization in Africa features more than thirty contributions structured into six thematic sections: The politics and paths of regime development Institutional dynamics Political mobilization and voting dynamics The politics of identity Social forces from below The consequences of democracy. Chapters offer overviews of the key scholarship on particular topics, including central insights from the latest research, and provide suggestions for those interested in further inquiry. The material includes attention to broad cross-continental patterns, for example with respect to public opinion, political violence, or the role of different institutions and actors. It also includes rich case material, drawing on and highlighting the experiences of a diverse collection of countries. Encouraging a comprehensive view of key concerns and enhancing understanding of particular issues, the Handbook of Democratization in Africa represents a critical resource for experts and students of African politics, democratization, and African studies.
Author: Gordon Crawford
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-09-13
Total Pages: 303
ISBN-13: 113570628X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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
Author: John Michael Healey
Publisher:
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 208
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Examines the political dimensions of economic policy making in the 1970s and 1980s.
Author: L. Buur
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2007-11-26
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 0230609716
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Being critical and empirically grounded, the book explores the complex, often counter-balancing consequences of the involvement of traditional authority in the wave of democratization and liberal-style state-building that has rolled over sub-Saharan Africa in the past decade.