ISBN:
9780521191128
,
9780521138420
Language:
English
Pages:
XX, 247 S
,
graph. Darst., Kt
,
23 cm
Series Statement:
New approaches to African history 9
Series Statement:
New approaches to African history
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Cheeseman, Nic, 1979 - Democracy in Africa
DDC:
321.8096
Keywords:
Democracy History
;
Democratization History
;
Political parties History
;
Elections History
;
Political participation
;
Democracy Africa
;
Demokratie
;
Demokratisierung
;
Innenpolitik
;
Politisches System
;
Politischer Wandel
;
Systemtransformation
;
Politische Reform
;
Abstimmung
;
Wahl
;
Politische Beteiligung
;
Zivilgesellschaft
;
Africa Politics and government 1945-1960
;
Africa Politics and government 1960-
;
Africa Politics and government
;
Subsaharisches Afrika
;
Afrika
;
Demokratisierung
;
Geschichte 1960-2015
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: democratization against the oddsFragments of democracy: participation & control in authoritarian AfricaCultures of resistance: civil society & the limits of powerThe second liberation: economic decline, the Cold War & democratizationExporting elections: international donors & the era of democratic dependencySubverting democracy: the advantages of incumbency & the politics of violenceThe democratic dividend: political competition, populism, and public policyConclusion: designing democracy to manage diversity and distrustAppendix 1. the fate of Africa's democratic experiments 1989-2000.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/de/academic/subjects/history/african-history/democracy-africa-successes-failures-and-struggle-political-reform?format=PB
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/de/academic/subjects/history/african-history/democracy-africa-successes-failures-and-struggle-political-reform?format=PB