Each of Africa's countries has a different constitutional design,
is characterized by a unique culture and history, and faces
different stresses that threaten to undermine political stability.
Presenting the first database of constitutional design in all
African countries, along with seven original case studies,
Constitutions and Conflict Management in Africa explores the types
of domestic political institutions that can buffer societies from
destabilizing changes that otherwise increase the risk of violence.
With detailed comparative studies of Burundi, Ghana, Kenya,
Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Zimbabwe, contributing scholars
identify key turning points at which a state's political
institutions either mitigated or escalated the effects of economic,
environmental, demographic, and political shocks. They find that
stability can be promoted by various constitutional designs-not
only by accommodative institutions that encourage decentralization
and multiculturalism, but also by the integrative, centralized
designs that characterize the constitutions of most African
countries. The greatest danger may arise from partial or
inequitable accommodation that can exacerbate societal tensions,
culminating in violence up to and including civil war and genocide.
Accordingly, Constitutions and Conflict Management in Africa
cautions against the typical international prescription for radical
reform to replace Africa's existing constitutions with
accommodative designs, instead prescribing more gradual
constitutional reform to strengthen liberal institutions, such as
strong judiciaries and independent electoral commissions. This
detailed and methodical volume provides vital lessons for fostering
democracy and reducing civil conflict via constitutional reform in
Africa and beyond. Contributors: Justin Orlando Frosini, Gilbert M.
Khadiagala, Alan J. Kuperman, Karly Kupferberg, Eli Poupko, Eghosa
E. Osaghae, Andrew Reynolds, Filip Reyntjens, Arame Tall, Hillary
Thomas-Lake, Stefan Wolff, I. William Zartman.
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