Constitutionalism and Society in Africa

'In an era of interdisciplinary studies, globalization and transnationalism, this volume is a timely and remarkable contribution from scholars of diverse academic specializations and cultural experiences to the scholarship on African political studies...The essays are well-written, insightful, and lucidly analytical...This volume will certainly fill a major vacuum in the scholarship of contemporary African politics and society.' Associate Professor Olufemi Vaughan, State University of New York, USA'This book offers some interesting reflections on the subject...There are instructive discussions on citizenship, ethnicity, the effects of imperialism, and the challenges of democratisation, to name but a few of the issues addressed in this book. It is a work which deserves to be warmly welcomed.' Journal of the Commonwealth Lawyers' Association '...the editor has done a good job in presenting and synthesizing the main issues discussed in the volume...Overall, the volume provides a useful introduction to some of the principal issues facing African countries as they embark on improving their forms of governance.' African Studies Review Okon Akiba The issues addressed in this rewarding book provide new insight into the way we conceive, reflect and study the problems of political transformation and constitution-making in Africa. Zusammenfassung This study provides a refreshingly in-depth analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of constitutional provisions for managing the challenges of race, religion, ethnicity, citizenship, civil liberties and civil-military relations in Africa's transitional democracies.

Product details

• Authors: Okon Akiba, Professor Okon Akiba
• Assisted by: Okon Akiba (Editor), Professor Okon Akiba (Editor)
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.08.2004
• EAN: 9780754636403
• ISBN: 978-0-7546-3640-3
• No. of pages: 194
• Series: Contemporary Perspectives on Developing Societies; Contemporary Perspectives on Developing Societies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state