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Radical changes have taken place in Africa since 1990. What are the realities of these changes? What significant differences have emerged between African countries? What is the future for democracy in the continent? This book provides comparisons and contrasts to stimulate discussion among students.
List of contents
Understanding turning points in African politics by Abdul Raufu Mustapha & Lindsay Whitfield; Zimbabwe since 1997: land & the legacies of war by Jocelyn Alexander; Zambia since 1990: paradoxes of democratic transition by Miles Larmer; Kenya since 2002: thwarted expectations of democracy by Nicholas Cheeseman; Rwanda & Burundi since 1994: the end of the discriminatory state? by Patricia Daley; Nigeria since 1999: revolving door syndrome or the consolidation of democracy? by Abdul Raufu Mustapha; Ghana since 1993: a successful democratic experiment? by Lindsay Whitfield; Ivory Coast since 1993: the risky reinvention of the nation by Francis Akindes; Senegal since 2000: what kind of democracy are we in? by Vincent Foucher & Tarik Dahou; Real turning points & future trajectories by Abdul Raufu Mustapha & Lindsay Whitfield.
About the author
Abdul Raufu Mustapha is University Lecturer in African Politics at the International Development Centre (Queen Elizabeth House), University of Oxford; Lindsay Whitfield is a Research Fellow at the Global Economic Governance Programme, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
