Political Liberalization and Democratization in Africa
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Mbaku, Ihonvbere, and their contributors, while adopting a critical approach to the study of African political economy, take a stand against Afro-pessimism. They articulate an holistic agenda for addressing Africa's mulitfarious problems, reject received knowledge, and, through a dialectical methodology, draw attention to the centrality of social categories/classes, the state, civil society, the environment, communities, and patterns of change in the continent.
Relying on fieldwork, hard data, and critical reviews of the extant literature, the volume highlights the importance of democracy and democratization to the urgent restructuring that Africa needs in the new globalization. Paying attention to the continent's historical experiences and its specificities, the contributors draw attention to the importance of grassroots action, leadership, and the need to constitutionally entrench civil liberties.
JULIUS OMOZUANVBO IHONVBERE is Professor of Government at the University of Texas, Austin. He has published widely on state-civil society issues and he is the first recipient of the Mario Zamora Memorial Award from the Association of Third World Studies Inc. Currently he is Program Officer for Pluralism and Governance in the Governance and Civil Society Unit of the Ford Foundation. JOHN MUKUM MBAKU is Professor of Economics at Weber State University. He has published extensively in the field of African Studies. He is the Associate Editor (Africa) of the Journal of Third World Studies and President, African Educational Foundation Inc.
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List of Contributors
Acknowledgments
Acronyms
Introduction: Establishing Generalities and Specificities in Africa's Struggle for Democracy and Development by Julius O. Ihonvbere and John Mukum Mbaku
Transition to Democratic Governance in Africa: Learning from Past Failures by John Mukum Mbaku
Dismantling a Discredited One-Party Regime: Populism and Political Liberalization in Zambia by Julius O. Ihonvbere
Problematizing a Transition: The Power Elite, the State and Transition Politics in Cameroon by Nantang Fua
Planned and Unplanned Outcomes: Uneven and Unsteady Pathways to Democratization in Nigeria by Victor Adefemi Isumonah
The State and the Politics of Democratic Consolidation in Benin, 1990-1999 by Kunle Amuwo
The Military and "Democratization" in The Gambia, 1994-2000 by Abdoulaye Saine
Unsteady Steps and Uncertain Politics: Political Democratization in Post-Civil War Liberia by George Klay Kieh Jr.
Between Dictatorship and Democracy: A Critical Evaluation of Kabila's "Revolution" in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Osita G. Afoaku
Overcoming a One-Man Dictatorship: Political Liberalization and Democratization in Malawi by Julius O. Ihonvbere
The Contested State of Democracy in South Africa by Roger Southall
Eritrea's Aborted Democratization by Kidane Mengisteab
Land Reform and Zimbabwe's Troubled Transition to Democratic Governance by Sam Moyo
Selected Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.12.2003 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 737 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-275-97506-1 / 0275975061 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-275-97506-7 / 9780275975067 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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