Democracy and political change in Sub-Saharan Africa / edited by John A. Wiseman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wiseman, John A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Democracy.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Politics and government--1960-.

Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 238 pages) : maps

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the end of the 1980's the most important political development in Sub-Saharan Africa has been the movement towards democracy. This is something that has affected nearly all the countries in the region in varying degrees. This book provides the reader with a set of case studies covering a diverse range of African states in order to identify the major causes of recent change, the progress made so far and what the prospects for the future might be. While changes in the global political situation has been important, the greatest impetus towards democracy has been the result on internal factors. For all the states covered the specific domestic, social, economic, and political conditions are seen as vitally important. Since the end of the 1980's the most important political development in Sub-Saharan Africa has been the movement towards democracy. This is something that has affected nearly all the countries in the region in varying degrees. This book provides the reader with a set of case studies covering a diverse range of African states in order to identify the major causes of recent change, the progress made so far and what the prospects for the future might be. While changes in the global political situation has been important, the greatest impetus towards democracy has been the result on internal factors. For all the states covered the specific domestic, social, economic, and political conditions are seen as vitally important.

Contents:

chapter 1 Introduction The movement towards democracy

Global, continental and state perspectives / John A. Wiseman

chapter 2 C�te d�Ivoire Multi-party democracy and political change

Surviving the crisis / Richard C. Crook

chapter 3 Mali Democracy and political change / Richard Vengroff

chapter 4 Nigeria Democracy and civil society

The Nigerian transition programme, 1985-1993 / Julius Ihonvbere

chapter 5 Ghana From personalist to democratic rule / Jeff Haynes

chapter 6 Ethiopia and Eritrea The politics of post-insurgency / Christopher Clapham

chapter 7 Uganda The advent of no-party democracy / Holger Bernt Hansen

chapter 8 Malawi The transition to multi-party politics / Denis Venter

chapter 9 Zambia Kaunda and Chiluba

Enduring patterns of political culture / Jan Kees van Donge

chapter 10 Conclusion Assessing the prospects for the consolidation of democracy in Africa / Christopher Clapham.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-82988-4

1-134-82989-2

0-203-29645-1

1-280-32053-2

0-203-42833-1

9780203428337

OCLC:

647375139