Democratization in Late Twentieth-Century Africa

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Democratization in Late Twentieth-Century Africa Coping with Uncertainty

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Jean-Germain Gros

Book Code: GM0793

ISBN: 0-313-30793-8

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30793-5

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176 pages, tables

Greenwood Press

Publication: 9/30/1998

List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Contributions in Political Science

Series Number: 385

Reviews:

This volume by seven African academics is rich in detail and shaped by a common methodology....While the evidence deals primarily with events of the early 1990s, the analyses are substantive and durable.
—Choice

Description: Few would disagree that since 1990 Sub-Saharan Africa has undergone a process of political transformation. Where one-party systems once stood, multi-parties are now dominant; where heads of state once ruled autocratically, open elections have emerged. In this study, both African and non-African scholars take a critical look at the evolution and contradictions of democratization in seven African nations: Malawi, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Ghana, and Gabon, each at a different stage in the democratization process. Some of these countries historically have not received much attention in North America. For example, little is known about Malawi, and Gabon has escaped notice outside the Francophone world. While other works have focused primarily upon the role that institutions have played in the democratization process, this study looks at individual leaders. Some of the authors were themselves participants in the reform movements in their home countries, and they examine the role that the military and the church played in the process. This volume also includes a discussion of why democratization has stagnated or been reversed in some nations.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction: Understanding Democratization by Jean-Germain Gros
Democratization in Malawi: Its Roots and Prospects by Sam A. Mchombo
Cameroon: A Flawed Transition to Democracy by Tatah Mentan
Nigeria: Militarization and Perpetual Transition by Julius O. Ihonvbere
Democracy, State-Building, and "Nations" in Ethiopia: 1974-95 by Kassahun Berhanu
Leadership and Democratization: The Case of Tanzania by Jean-Germain Gros
Elections and Democratic Transition in Ghana: 1991-96 by Kwamina Panford
The Irony of Wealth: Democratization in Gabon by Nelson N. Messone and Jean-Germain Gros
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 98-14231

LCC Class: JQ1879

Dewey Class: 3230


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