Cameroon's social democratic front : its history & prospects as an opposition political party (1990-2011) / Milton Krieger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krieger, Milton.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cameroon--Politics and government--1982-.

Cameroon.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 p.)

Place of Publication:

Mankon, Bamenda : Langaa Research & Pub. CIG, c2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Cameroon's Social Democratic Front (SDF) was among the watershed challenges c.1990 by sub-Saharan Africa's democratization forces against autocratic regimes, but it crested in 1992 and has subsided since. Yet the party survives, participates in the National Assembly, maintains a grass roots structure, and prepares for a presidential ballot in 2011 that will likely determine its fate. The author conducted research four times in Cameroon, 1989-1999, focusing on the SDF since 1991, and maintains party contacts to the present. The book assesses its history and its prospects, covering the SDF in Af

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 - SDF: "Suffer Don Finish!" or "Suffer Dey (fo') Front!"?; Chapter 2 - The party's roots: the North West Province origin & setting; Chapter 3 - The post-1992 SDF: primal challenge becomes survival struggle; Chapter 4 - Anglophones & Federalism; Chapter 5 - Social Democracy in Africa & the SDF; Chapter 6 - The party's branches: North West Province experience since 1992; Chapter 7 - The SDF's current condition and future prospects; End Notes; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613198037

9781283198035

1283198037

9789956715732

9956715735

9789956715855

9956715859

9789956615704

9956615706

OCLC:

830165835