African Political Parties - Evolution, Institutionalisation and Governance

This book interrogates the political health of African political parties and evaluates the theory and practice of party functions, ideology and structure. Through fresh analysis using a variety of case studies, the authors question the democratic credentials of African political parties and propose new methods for achieving inclusive, broad-based representation.

Themes include the evolution and institutionalisation of African political parties; the unique historical, political and social circumstances that shaped their structures and functions. In the governance trajectory, the authors question the relationship between African political parties and government; political parties and representation; political parties and electoral systems; and political parties and parliament.

Case studies include Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and many others.

Sommario

Info autore

M. A. Mohamed Salih is Professor of Politics of Development at the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague and the Department of Political Science, University of Leiden. He is the author of Environmental Planning, Policies and Politics in Eastern and Southern Africa (Palgrave Macmillan, 1999), Environmental Politics and Liberation in Contemporary Africa (Springer, 1999), Local Environmental Change and Society in Africa (Springer, 2000), African Democracies and African Politics (Pluto, 2001), African Pastoralism (Pluto, 2001) and African Political Parties (Pluto, 2003).

Riassunto

A critique of modern African 'democracies'

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Abdel Ghaffar Mohamed Ahmed (Editore), M. A. Mohamed Salih (Editore), Salih M. A. Mohamed (Editore)
• Editore: Wiley
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 20.02.2003
• EAN: 9780745320373
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-2037-3
• Peso: 495 g
• Serie: Ossrea; OSSREA
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Altro; Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Political parties and party platforms