Cultural Capital and Prospects for Democracy in Botswana and Ethiopia

Informationen zum Autor Asafa Jalata is Professor of Sociology and Global and Africana Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. Zusammenfassung This book focuses on and examines the impact of cultural capital, political economy, social movements, and political consciousness on the potential development of substantive democracy in Botswana and Ethiopia. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. The Contested and Expanding Meaning of Democracy 3. Social Movements and Egalitarian Democracy in Global Perspectives 4. Botswana: Cultural Capital, Colonial Legacy, and the Deficits of Democracy 5. Ethiopia: The Impacts of Authoritarianism, Colonialism, and Violence on the Development of Democracy 6. Precolonial Political Culture and Institutions in Botswana 7. Oromia: The Qerroo/Qarree Peaceful Movement for National Self-Determination and Democracy 8. Conclusion: Cultural Capital, Movements, and Transition to Democracy in Botswana, Oromia, and Ethiopia

Product details

• Authors: Asafa Jalata, Asafa (University of Tennessee At Knoxvill Jalata, Asafa (University of Tennessee at Knoxville Jalata, Jalata Asafa
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9780367228538
• ISBN: 978-0-367-22853-8
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: African Governance; African Governance
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Botswana, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Cultural Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Political structures: democracy, Comparative Politics, Ethiopia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies, Political structures / systems: democracy