| A Decade of Democracy in Africa Contributor(s): Ndegwa, Stephen |
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ISBN: 9004122443 ISBN-13: 9789004122444 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $83.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: The democratic experiment in Africa has had a checkered history over the past ten years. Analysts of this process tend to focus on the political and legal space instead of including broader issues such as norms, generational change and class. Authors in this volume argue that African civil society is less likely to support democracy, they measure African democracy by the women's rights movements, unravel the mythical hope of technology and point to ideological capitulation necessary for a limited transition. Past experience from Botswana, South-Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Madagascar will give the readers an understanding of democracy in Africa. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| Dewey: 320.96 |
| LCCN: 2001035569 |
| Series: International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.4" W x 9.54" (0.69 lbs) 158 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The democratic experiment in Africa has had a checkered history over the past ten years. Analysts of this process tend to focus on the political and legal space instead of including broader issues such as norms, generational change and class. Authors in this volume argue that African civil society is less likely to support democracy, they measure African democracy by the women's rights movements, unravel the mythical hope of technology and point to ideological capitulation necessary for a limited transition. Past experience from Botswana, South-Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Madagascar will give the readers an understanding of democracy in Africa. Contributors are Judith van Allen, Lisa Aubrey, Nigel Gibson, Richard R. Marcus, Kenneth Mease, Stephen N. Ndegwa, Stephen Orvis, Dan Ottemoeller, and Wisdom J. Tettey. |