Africa beyond liberal democracy : in search of context-relevant models of democracy for the twenty-first century / Reginald M. J. Oduor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oduor, Reginald M. J., author.

Series:

African Philosophy: Critical Perspectives and Global Dialogue

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Africa.

Democracy.

Africa--Politics and government--1960-.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2022]

Summary:

The contributors to this volume ask whether democracy is universal or culturally bound, how the adoption of Western liberal models of democracy has hindered democratisation in Africa, and how indigenous African political thought can be utilised to design models of democracy suitable for twenty-first-century African countries.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part 1 RATIONALE FOR THE "AFRICA BEYOND LIBERAL DEMOCRACY" PROJECT

Chapter One African Political Ideology and Practice in the Era of Globalisation

Chapter Two Promoting Indigenous Values to Facilitate the Emergence of Suitable Forms of Democracy

Chapter Three Colonialism and the Challenge of Western-Style Democracy in Africa

Chapter Four The Snares of Liberal Democracy

Part 2 CRITIQUE OF THE "AFRICA BEYOND LIBERAL DEMOCRACY" PROJECT

Chapter Five Democracy as Falsehood

Chapter Six Gender-Sensitive Followershipin Africa

Part 3 PROPOSALS FOR CONTEXT-RELEVANT AFRICAN MODELS OF DEMOCRACY

Chapter Seven Co-operative Collegial Democracy

Chapter Eigh tThe Traditional Roots of Democratic Verbal Discipline

Chapter Nine An Appeal for a Communitarian Model of Democracy

Chapter Ten Elements of an Indigenous African Model of Democracy

Chapter Eleven Democracy and the Right of the Minority in Africa

Chapter Twelve Critical Reflections on the Quest for a Monolithic Democratic Alternative to Liberal Democracy for Africa

Chapter Thirteen Groundswell

Chapter Fourteen In Defence of Ethnically Based Federations in Post-ColonialAfrican States, with Special Reference to Kenya

Epilogue

Index

About the Contributors.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Oduor, Reginald M.J. Africa beyond Liberal Democracy

ISBN:

1-66691-382-0