Democratisation processes in Africa : problems and prospects / edited by Eshetu Chole and Jibrin Ibrahim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eshetu Chole.

Ibrahim, Jibrin.

Series:

Codesria book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Africa.

Democracy.

Africa.

Africa--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

147 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dakar, Senegal : CODESRIA, 1995.

Summary:

Trade unions, burial societies, students, religious and gender movements, riots and mafias. Not to mention class. The kaleidoscope of African social movements is complex and broad. But their histories have strong common threads - the experience of past oppression and the constant struggle for an identity that will encompass survival. How have they contributed to the nature of African civil society and the formation of democracy? The chapters are a living dialogue on the interpretation of these movements, and a critical and analytical appraisal of the African intellectual heritage itself. The book brings together a vast array of writers and topics from all over Africa - from bread riots in Tunisia, Communist Parties in Sudan, the "Kaduna Mafia" in Nigeria, burial societies in Zimbabwe, and the working class in Algeria.

Contents:

Theory of democracy and the African discourse: breaking bread with my fellow-travellers / Archie Mafeje

Discourses on democracy in Africa / Peter Anyang' Nyong'o

Democratic theory and democratic struggles / Mahmood Mamdani

The economic crisis, adjustment and democracy in Africa / Kankwenda M'Baya

Adjustment, political conditionality and democratisation in Africa / Thandika Mkandawire

The international dimensions of the democratisation process in Africa / Eboe Hutchful

Democratic transition in Africa: the challenge of a new agenda

concluding remarks / Jibrin Ibrahim.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

2869780524

OCLC:

35831227