Turning Points in African Democracy

A team of scholars examine the radical political changes that have taken place since 1990 in eleven key countries in Africa.

List of contents

Foreword by Laurence Whitehead
African democratisation: the journey so far - Abdul Raufu Mustapha and Lindsay Whitfield
Senegal since 2000: rebuilding hegemony in a global age - Tarik Dahou and Vincent Foucher
Cote d'Ivoire since1993: the risky reinvention of the nation - Francis Akindes
Ghana since 1993: a successful democratic experiment? - Lindsay Whitfield
Nigeria since 1999: a revolving door syndrome or the consolidation of democracy? - Abdul Raufu Mustapha
Kenya since 2002: the more things change the more they stay the same - Nic Cheeseman
Zambia since 1990: paradoxes of democratic transition - Miles Larmer
South Africa since 1994: who holds power after apartheid? - Jeremy Seekings
Mozambique since 1989: shaping democracy after socialism - Eric Morier-Genoud
Rwanda & Burundi since 1994: an end to the discriminatory state? - Patricia Daley
Zimbabwe since 1997: land & the legacies of war - Jocelyn Alexander
Conclusion: the politics of African states in the era of democratisation - Lindsay Whitfield and Abdul Raufu Mustapha

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Abdul Raufu Mustapha, Lindsay Whitfield

Summary

A team of scholars examine the radical political changes that have taken place since 1990 in eleven key countries in Africa.

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• Authors: Abdul Raufu Mustapha, Abdul Raufu Mustapha, Lindsay Whitfield
• Assisted by: Abdul Raufu Mustapha (Editor), Professor Abdul Raufu Mustapha (Editor), Lindsay Whitfield (Editor)
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.11.2010
• EAN: 9781847013163
• ISBN: 978-1-84701-316-3
• No. of pages: 255
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 234 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 379 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education