Democratic Recession, Autocratic Resurgence and the Future of Governance in Africa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faleye, Olukayode A.

Contributor:

Onyango, Gedion.

Bukari, Kaderi N.

Moyo, Inocent.

Series:

Routledge Studies in African Politics and International Relations Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Africa.

Democracy.

Democratization--Africa.

Democratization.

Authoritarianism--Africa.

Authoritarianism.

Africa--Politics and government.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2025.

Summary:

This book re-examines and contextualizes political developments that have seen African countries make progress in achieving democratic governance over the last two decades alongside their struggle to institutionalize it amidst socioeconomic and political complexities.

Contents:

African Political Transitions in Perspective / Olukayode A. Faleye, Gedion Onyango, Kaderi N. Bukari and Inocent Moyo

Framing the Intertwined History of African Democratisation and Autocracy / Olukayode A. Faleye and Gedion Onyango

International Authoritarian Politics and Democratic Breakdown in the African Sahel Region / Kaderi Noagah Bukari and Prince Agyei

A Decade of Institutional Development, Public Leadership and Governance in Kenya: From a promising past into an uncertain future! / Gedion Onyango

Democratic Resilience in Africa: Evolving Patterns and Prospects / Oscar M. Otele and Olukayode A. Faleye

Autocratic Resurgence, Borderlands and Regional Security in West Africa / Nsemba Edward Lenshie, Celestine Ogechukwu Okafor and Ogbue Sylvia Chinaza

ECOWAS and coups d'e̹tat persistence in West Africa / Felix Odartey-Wellington

The Role of Elections in Gabon's Authoritarian Regime / Kelechi Amakoh

Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs), Digital Technologies and the Future of Elections in Africa: Insights from Southern Africa / Olukayode A. Faleye, Carol Mbeche, Kenny Chiwarawara and Luyanda Mtshali

Democratic Performance in Africa and how parliamentary democracies are trailblazing the rest in the post-pandemic era / Gedion Onyango

Urbanization, Youth Bulge, and the Future of Democracy in Africa / Olukayode A. Faleye and Inocent Moyo

Democratic Development in West Africa: The Ghanaian Example / Ozekhome G. Igechi, Kaderi Noagah Bukari, Prince Agyei and Razak Jaha Imoro

Women, Gender Relations and Sustainable Democratisation in Botswana / Emmanuel Botlhale

Democratic Development and the Future of Governance in Africa: Conclusive Insights / Olukayode A. Faleye, Gedion Onyango, Kaderi N. Bukari and Inocent Moyo.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-04-053344-2

1-04-066391-5

1-003-55976-X

9781003559764

OCLC:

1546971556

Publisher Number:

CIPO000289095