Democratization in Late Twentieth-Century Africa - Coping with Uncertainty (Hardcover, New)

Few would disagree that since 1990 Sub-Saharan Africa has undergone a process of political transformation. Where one-party systems once stood, multi-parties are now dominant; where heads of state once ruled autocratically, open elections have emerged. In this study, both African and non-African scholars take a critical look at the evolution and contradictions of democratization in seven African nations: Malawi, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Ghana, and Gabon, each at a different stage in the democratization process. Some of these countries historically have not received much attention in North America. For example, little is known about Malawi, and Gabon has escaped notice outside the Francophone world. While other works have focused primarily upon the role that institutions have played in the democratization process, this study looks at individual leaders. Some of the authors were themselves participants in the reform movements in their home countries, and they examine the role that the military and the church played in the process. This volume also includes a discussion of why democratization has stagnated or been reversed in some nations.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 1998
First published:	September 1998
Authors:	Jean-Germa Gros
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	176
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-30793-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > African history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	0-313-30793-8
Barcode:	9780313307935

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