Part 1 Introduction and Overview: State, Conflict and Democracy in Africa, R. Joseph; Democratization in Africa - Toward a Balance Sheet, C. Young; Rethinking Democratic Transitions - Lessons from Eastern and Southern Africa, J. Harbeson; The Reconfiguration of Power in Late 20th-Century Africa, R. Joseph. Part 2 The Political Economy of Democratization: The Economic Bases of Democratization, R. Bates; Globalization and African Democracy, N. Van de Walle; Crisis Management and the Making of Choiceless Democracies, T. Makandawire; The Mauritius Miracle - Democracy, Institutions and Economic Policy, D. Brautigam. Part 3 Political Restructuring and Regime Politics: African Politics - the Next Generation, R. Sklar; Governance and the Reconstruction of Political Order, G. Hyden; Senegal's Enlarged Presidential Majority, L. Beck; Institutional Design and Practice in Benin's Democracy, B. Magnusson; Race, Class and Neopatrimonialism in Zimbabwe, S. Taylor; The Role of Citizenship Laws in Multiethnic Societies, J. Herbst; Local Governance, Democracy and Development, D. Olowu. Part 4 Ethnicity, Conflict and Insecurity: Ethnic Politics in Africa - Change and Continuity, M. Ottaway; Ethnic Insecurity, Peace Agreements and State Building, D. Rothchild; State, Civil Society and Genocide in Rwanda, T. Longman; Autocracy and Ethno-Military Rule in Nigeria, R. Joseph. Part 5 Elections and Redemocratization: Ghana's 1996 Elections - Implications for Democratic Consolidations, E. Gyimah-Boadi; A First Look at Second Elections in Africa, with Illustrations from Zambia, M. Bratton and D. Posner; Challenges to Democratic Consolidation in Namibia, G. Bauer; Democratization and Elections - Lessons Learned, N. McMahon and S. Clinkenbeard. Part 6 Conclusion: Reflections on State, Conflict and Democracy, A. Olukoshi.