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Party Politics and the Electoral System in Cameroon : Changes in Continuity 1948 - 2018 / René Ngek Monteh ; préface, Pr Joseph Lon Nfi.

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Format:: Book
Author/Creator:: Ngek Monteh, René, author.
Contributor:: Nfi, Joseph Lon, writer of foreword.
Series:: Émergences africaines.; Emergences Africaines Series
Language:: English
Subjects (All):: Political parties--Cameroon--History--20th century.; Political parties.; Political parties--Cameroon--History--21st century.; Cameroon--Politics and government.; Cameroon.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (1 p.)
Edition:: First edition.
Place of Publication:: Paris : L'Harmattan, [1962]
Summary:: "Few concepts are more central to the modem state and, at the same time, more difficult to define than the concepts of political parties, democracy, and elections. Based on primary, secondary, and alternative sources, the author nonetheless try to defy the odds and explain these concepts as clearly as possible in the context of Cameroon from 1948, the year in which the first political party (UPC) was created and went operational, to 2018, the year in which the last presidential elections took place. In this book, political parties are presented as central institutions of a modern democracy at different epochs. The characteristics and functions of parties, the basic elements of their organisation, their political and social context, as well as the problems of party democracy and the specific challenges faced by parties, besides proposed solutions from within the time frame, are the main issues."--Page 4 of cover.
Contents:: 1. Historical perspectives of political parties in Cameroon before independence; Context of the emergence of political parties in Cameroon; Political Movements Prior to 1945; The UC and JEUCAFRA : Two Political Associations for de-Germanisation; The Birth of Trade Unions following the Brazzaville Conference; The Immediate Factor which Favoured the Creation of Political Parties; The Participation of Cameroon in the Second World War; The anti-colonial opinion of the USA and the USSR; Political parties in former french Cameroon, 1948; 1959; The Creation of the Union des Populations du Cameroun(UPC); Birth, Objectives and Organizational Framework of the UPC in Cameroon; The Action of the UPC in the Independence Process; Administrative Political Parties in French Cameroon; The So-called Administrative Political Parties; The 1957 Decree and the March towards Independence; The birth and evolution of political parties in former british Cameroon; Birth of Political Parties in British Cameroon; Political Organisation of British Cameroon during the Mandate and Trusteeship Periods, 1916; 1961; Emergent of Pressure Groups and Political Parties in British Cameroon; The Most Influential Political Parties on the Scene; The Evolution of Political Parties in Cameroon under British Trusteeship : From Divergent Views to the Reunification; From the Divergence of Political Visions to the Plebiscites of 1961; The Southern Cameroon towards Reunification with Former French Cameroon; 2. Political parties and elections during the reign of president Ahmadou ahidjo; Political parties under the reign of president Ahmadou Ahidjo; Political Parties in the Former British Southern Cameroons; Political Parties in the Former French Cameroon; The CNU and the advent of One Party System; Political parties and the electoral process in Cameroon under the reign of president Ahmadou Ahidjo; Legislative Elections; The Presidential Elections; Democracy under Ahmadou Ahidjo, 1960-1982; The Effectiveness of the Multi-Party System; Crisis Management; Irregularities Before, During, and After Elections; 3. Political parties and democrasy in Cameroon, 1982; 1990; The political climate in cameroon between 1982 and 1985; A Peaceful Changeover; The Post-Alternative Political Crisis (1983-1985) : The Failed Coup d'État; The 1985 Bamenda Congress; Single party (CPDM) and the elections; The Creation of the CPDM; The Municipal Elections of October 25, 1987; The Legislative Elections of 24 April 1988; The return to a multi-party system; Exogenous Factors; Manifestations of Multi-Party Politics in Cameroon; 4. The political era of the 1990s and the evolution of the electoral systems in Cameroon; The advent of political pluralism in Cameroon; Reforms within the CNU and the State with a view to Democratisation; The SDF Action in the Re-Appropriation of Multi-party Politics in Cameroon; Political changes in Cameroon : the tripartite; The Sovereign National Conference; The Tripartite and its Conclusions; A Strengthening of the Decentralisation of the State of Cameroon; A New Organisation of State Powers; Electoral systems in Cameroon; Electoral Systems from 1990 to 2011; Before the Creation of ONEL; After the Creation of ONEL; The Electoral Systems from 2013 to the Present (2018); Characteristics of the Electoral System from 2013 to 2018; Advantages and Disadvantages of the Electoral System; 4. The challenges of political parties in the electoral system in Cameroon and prospects; The functions of political parties in a theoretical approach; The Manifest Functions of Political Parties; Soraufs Manifesto Approach to Political Parties; The Almond and Powell Manifesto approach to Political Parties; Other Approaches; The Latent Functions of Political Parties; The Functions of Political Parties in Merton; The Functionalist Perspective; Initiatives to Combat COVID-19 by Certain Political Parties; The legal and institutional framework of political parties; The Legal Framework for Political Expression in Cameroon; International Instruments in this Field; The Constitution of Cameroon; Laws and Regulations; The Institutional Framework of Political Expression in Cameroon; The Action of MINAT and the Justice System; The Place of ELECAM and the Public Media; Panoramic Approach of Political Parties in Cameroon; Political parties and the conquest for power and governance in Cameroon; Political Mobilization; The Question of the Political Offer; The Question of the Real Presence of Political Parties; The Question of Financial Resources; Grievances Attributable to Political Parties in Cameroon; The Lack of Sincerity of Political Actors and Power Alternation; Lack of Training for Political Entrepreneurs and the Popular Masses; The Instrumentalisation of Communitarianism by Political Actors; Prospects for political parties; Politico-Strategic Axis; The Search for a Consensus on the Revision of the Electoral System; Building Alliances and Establishing an Opposition Status; De-Communisation of the Political Field; On the Socio-Economic Level; Political Education; The Quest for Legal Funding Mechanisms; Ideological Dissemination and Permanent Establishment of Political Parties.
Notes:: Description based on print version record.
ISBN:: 9782140489730; 214048973X
OCLC:: 1455759041

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