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State, Conflict, and Democracy in Africa Richard Joseph

State, Conflict, and Democracy in Africa By Richard Joseph

State, Conflict, and Democracy in Africa by Richard Joseph


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This volume explores the important dimensions of state formation and erosion, social conflict, and the gains and setbacks of democratization in contemporary Africa. It looks at the dominant patterns of political restructuring since the upheavals of the early 1990s.

State, Conflict, and Democracy in Africa Summary

State, Conflict, and Democracy in Africa by Richard Joseph

This volume explores important dimensions of state formation and erosion, social conflict and the gains and setbacks in democratization in contemporary Africa. The results of nearly a decade of research, reflection and collegial interaction, the collection delineates the dominant patterns of political restructuring since the upheavals of the early 1990s.

Table of Contents

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.

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GOR012448443
9781555875336
1555875335
State, Conflict, and Democracy in Africa by Richard Joseph
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
19981101
600
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