A Democracy Of Chameleons
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A Democracy Of Chameleons
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Author : Harri Englund
language : en
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Release Date : 2002
A Democracy Of Chameleons written by Harri Englund and has been published by Nordic Africa Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
After thirty years of autocratic rule under "Life President" Kamuzu Banda, Malawians experienced a transition to multi-party democracy in 1994. A new constitution and several democratic institutions promised a new dawn in a country ravaged by poverty and injustice. This book presents original research on the economic, social, political and cultural consequences of the new era. A new generation of scholars, most of them from Malawi, cover virtually every issue causing debate in the New Malawi: poverty and hunger, the plight of civil servants, the role of the judiciary, political intolerance and hate speech, popular music as a form of protest, clergy activism, voluntary associations and ethnic revival, responses to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and controversies over women's rights. Both chameleon-like leaders and the donors of Malawi's foreign aid come under critical scrutiny for supporting superficial democratization. The book ends with a rare public statement on the New Malawi by Jack Mapanje, Malawi'sinternationally acclaimed writer.
Prisoners Of Freedom
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Author : Harri Englund
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2006-09-12
Prisoners Of Freedom written by Harri Englund and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-12 with History categories.
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Transforming Participation
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Author : N. Gaynor
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2010-04-14
Transforming Participation written by N. Gaynor and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-14 with Social Science categories.
Do participatory processes open a political space to marginalized groups and individuals? Or do they co-opt and coerce groups to reinforce existing inequitable relations? In an innovative comparative study which breaks with tradition this book explores these questions by looking at Malawi and Ireland.
Globalising Democracy
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Author : Peter Burnell
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2006-09-27
Globalising Democracy written by Peter Burnell and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-27 with Political Science categories.
This volume brings together expert contributors to explore the intersection of two major contemporary themes: globalization, and the contribution that both domestic party politics and international party support make to democratization. Globalising Democracy clearly shows what globalization means for domestic and international efforts to build effective political parties and competitive party systems in new and emerging democracies. Contrasting perspectives are presented through fresh case studies of European post-communist countries, Africa and Turkey. The reader is clearly shown how international party assistance is a manifestation and vehicle of globalization, and explores how it may be assessed in terms of: global economic integration the growth of global communications the development and implications for party politics of multi-level governance. This is the first book to analyze the impact of globalization on democracy and will be of great interest to all students of international relations, governance and politics.
Indigenous Language Media Language Politics And Democracy In Africa
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Author : Abiodun Salawu
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-02-02
Indigenous Language Media Language Politics And Democracy In Africa written by Abiodun Salawu and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-02 with Social Science categories.
This book deals with the often-neglected link between indigenous languages, media and democracy in Africa. It recognizes that the media plays an amplifying role that is vital to modern-day expression, public participation and democracy but that without the agency to harness media potential, many Africans will be excluded from public discourse.
Institutions And Democracy In Africa
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Author : Nic Cheeseman
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-02-22
Institutions And Democracy In Africa written by Nic Cheeseman and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-22 with History categories.
Offers new research on the vital importance of institutions, such as presidential term-limits in the African democratisation processes.
Human Rights And African Airwaves
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Author : Harri Englund
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2011-10-03
Human Rights And African Airwaves written by Harri Englund and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-03 with Social Science categories.
Human Rights and African Airwaves focuses on Nkhani Zam'maboma, a popular Chichewa news bulletin broadcast on Malawi’s public radio. The program often takes authorities to task and questions much of the human rights rhetoric that comes from international organizations. Highlighting obligation and mutual dependence, the program expresses, in popular idioms and local narrative forms, grievances and injustices that are closest to Malawi’s impoverished public. Harri Englund reveals broadcasters’ everyday struggles with state-sponsored biases and a listening public with strong views and a critical ear. This fresh look at African-language media shows how Africans effectively confront inequality, exploitation, and poverty.
Training For Model Citizenship
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Author : Molly Sundberg
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-04-29
Training For Model Citizenship written by Molly Sundberg and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-29 with Education categories.
This book explores the state in post-genocide Rwanda through an ethnography of a state-run civic education program and everyday forms of government. In 2007, the Rwandan government introduced a nationwide civic education program, called Itorero, to teach all inhabitants about its vision of the model Rwandan citizen. Since then, this ideal has been pursued through remote training camps, village assemblies, and daily government practices. Based on ethnographic research of the life and workings of Itorero camps and the day-to-day administration of a local neighborhood in Kigali, this book investigates how such a pursuit has come to affect Rwandans’ relation to the state and what it may tell us about modern forms of authoritarian rule.
The Fate Of Africa S Democratic Experiments
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Author : Leonardo A. VillalÃ3n
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2005-09-01
The Fate Of Africa S Democratic Experiments written by Leonardo A. VillalÃ3n and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09-01 with Political Science categories.
Does Western-style democracy make sense in the various geographic, economic, and social settings of the continent? How far toward democracy have recent liberalization movements gone? In The Fate of Africa's Democratic Experiments, Leonardo A. VillalÃ3n, Peter VonDoepp, and an international group of contributors consider the aftermath, success, failure, and future of the wave of democracy that swept Africa in the early 1990s. In some countries, democratic movements flourished, while in others, democratic success was more circumscribed. This detailed analysis of key political events in countries at the forefront of democratic change -- Benin, Central African Republic, Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, and Zambia -- provides for broadly representative continental and linguistic coverage of directions and prospects for Africa's democracies. The contributors are Michael Chege, John F. Clark, Joshua B. Forrest, Abdourahmane Idrissa, Bruce Magnusson, Carrie Manning, Richard R. Marcus, Andreas Mehler, David J. Simon, Leonardo A. VillalÃ3n, and Peter VonDoepp.
Faith In Democracy
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Author : Fabrizio Elefante
language : en
Publisher: Ipoc Press
Release Date : 2008
Faith In Democracy written by Fabrizio Elefante and has been published by Ipoc Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Philosophy categories.
"Populist - mediatic - democracy is...totalitarianism compatible with democracy...The irreducibility of intellectuals to masses is the disjunctive element or function of the totalitarian mental field." This is, in brief, the path that awaits the reader: an instructive - at times even painful - "journey" through our cultural koine, which gradually proves to be an economic koine, monopolized and debased by publicity and consensus logic. The form of democracy that we are experiencing today is mediatic, a form unknown in the past but now in need of fresh criticism and, as a result, foreign to theoretical developments of former centuries. The Greek etymon "power of the people" has no longer value. It is replaced by "power of the media," which is at the same time an area of discussion and social interaction. The principle of majority, peculiar to democracy, becomes the instrumentum regni of mediatic power: a fictitious majority earned from TV shares is presented according to the canons of democratic rhetoric, and commercial logic takes over democratic rhetoric. "Consumption is democratic expression; discourse is aristocratic privilege... imaginary gratification and the resumption of illiteracy spurred on by spectacular society." The only option available to augment democracy consists in reducing the asymmetry of knowledge among citizens, until we allow democratic participation only to those who will have the necessary cultural qualifications. "Democratic form, debased and turned clownish by business and populist folklore, will be able to recover vital lymph through the work of its artists, through the drafting of new forms of relationship between the proper and the common." With a literary style that resembles both that of Heraclitus and Debord, this book captivates, draws enthusiasm, "demoralizes" and destructures cliches in which we are immersed, thus revealing at the same time new paths of enquiry so we can give meaning to our lives of individuals belonging to a community."