National Democratic Reforms in Africa - Changes and Challenges

Informationen zum Autor Godfrey Asiimwe, Makerere University, UgandaJasper Ayelazuno, University for Development Studies, GhanaSheila Bunware, University of Mauritius, MauritiusGeorge Klay Kieh, Jr., University of West Georgia, USANhamo Anthony Mhiripiri, Midlands State University, ZimbabweZubairu Wai, Lakehead University, CanadaChristopher Zambakari, University of Queensland, Australia Klappentext From putative 'success stories' such as Ghana and Rwanda to failed efforts in Zimbabwe and other countries, this volume brings together seven incisive case studies from diverse contexts including post-war Sierra Leone, Uganda, and the new nation of South Sudan to distil insights into the troubled progress of reform across the African continent. Zusammenfassung From putative 'success stories' such as Ghana and Rwanda to failed efforts in Zimbabwe and other countries! this volume brings together seven incisive case studies from diverse contexts including post-war Sierra Leone! Uganda! and the new nation of South Sudan to distil insights into the troubled progress of reform across the African continent. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Democratic Performance in Africa: Uneven Progress, Faltering Hopes -Said Adejumobi 2. Travails of Democracy in Liberia - George Klay Kieh 3. Two Decades of Liberal Democracy in Ghana: A Critical Political Economy Perspective. - Jasper Ayelazuna 4. South Sudan and the Nation Building Project: Lessons and Challenges - Christopher Zambakari 5. Progress and Challenges of Liberal Democracy in Uganda - Asiimwe Godfrey 6. The Zimbabwe crisis, Human Rights Violations and Narratives of Sovereignty - Nhamo Anthony Mhiripiri 7. The Democratic Deficits of Mauritius - Development and Justice Threatened - Sheila Bunwaree 8. Elections and the Challenges of Post-Conflict Democratisation in Sierra Leone - Zubairu Wai

Product details

• Authors: Said Adejumobi
• Assisted by: Sai Adejumobi (Editor), Said Adejumobi (Editor)
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.08.2015
• EAN: 9781137518811
• ISBN: 978-1-137-51881-1
• No. of pages: 313
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, History, Democracy, Political Science, Africa, Political Theory, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Political structures: democracy, African History, African Politics, History, Modern, Palgrave History Collection, Modern History, Africa—Politics and government, Africa—History