Democratization And Competitive Authoritarianism In Africa
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Democratization And Competitive Authoritarianism In Africa
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Author : Matthijs Bogaards
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-02-26
Democratization And Competitive Authoritarianism In Africa written by Matthijs Bogaards and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-26 with Political Science categories.
The special issue revisits Levitsky and Way’s seminal study on Competitive Authoritarianism (2010). The contributions by North American, European, and African scholars deepen our understanding of the emergence, trajectories, and outcomes of hybrid regimes across the African continent.
Competitive Authoritarianism
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Author : Steven Levitsky
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-08-16
Competitive Authoritarianism written by Steven Levitsky 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 2010-08-16 with Political Science categories.
Based on a detailed study of 35 cases in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and post-communist Eurasia, this book explores the fate of competitive authoritarian regimes between 1990 and 2008. It finds that where social, economic, and technocratic ties to the West were extensive, as in Eastern Europe and the Americas, the external cost of abuse led incumbents to cede power rather than crack down, which led to democratization. Where ties to the West were limited, external democratizing pressure was weaker and countries rarely democratized. In these cases, regime outcomes hinged on the character of state and ruling party organizations. Where incumbents possessed developed and cohesive coercive party structures, they could thwart opposition challenges, and competitive authoritarian regimes survived; where incumbents lacked such organizational tools, regimes were unstable but rarely democratized.
Party Systems And Democracy In Africa
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Author : R. Doorenspleet
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-12-02
Party Systems And Democracy In Africa written by R. Doorenspleet and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-02 with Political Science categories.
Do party systems help or hinder democracy in Africa? Drawing lessons from different types of party systems in six African countries, this volume shows that party systems affect democracy in Africa in ways that are unexpectedly different from the relation between party systems and democracy observed elsewhere.
The Quality Of Democracy In Africa
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Author : Jonathan van Eerd
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-04-07
The Quality Of Democracy In Africa written by Jonathan van Eerd and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-07 with Political Science categories.
This book shows that democratization in sub-Saharan Africa can be successful, even if the government remains dominated by one major political party. If an institutionalized and strong opposition party – even when too weak to take power – challenges the dominant government party, the quality of democracy improves substantially. The comparative study demonstrates that competitive opposition parties in dominant party systems are rooted in the historical legacy of political cleavages related to de-colonization that precede the third wave of democratization of the 1990s and have survived the instability of post-independence political developments to the present day. The study covers 19 African countries and 55 elections overall, including four in-depth case studies of Botswana, Lesotho, Ghana and Mali. It offers scholars and practitioners of electoral democracies and competitive authoritarian regimes a novel view on the role of party systems in processes of democratization. It makes an important contribution to the general literature on state building intertwined with democratization and representation in old and new democracies.
Competitive Authoritarianism
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Competitive Authoritarianism written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Authoritarianism categories.
Democratization In Africa
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Author : Larry Jay Diamond
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 1999
Democratization In Africa written by Larry Jay Diamond and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
"The country-specific chapters serve to underline the differences between African democracy and liberal democracy, yet some authors are at pains to emphasize that whatever their limitations, African democracies are an advance over what had gone before." -- African Studies Review
Democratization In Africa
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Author : National Research Council
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 1992-02-01
Democratization In Africa written by National Research Council and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-02-01 with Social Science categories.
The global movement toward democracy, spurred in part by the ending of the cold war, has created opportunities for democratization not only in Europe and the former Soviet Union, but also in Africa. This book is based on workshops held in Benin, Ethiopia, and Namibia to better understand the dynamics of contemporary democratic movements in Africa. Key issues in the democratization process range from its institutional and political requirements to specific problems such as ethnic conflict, corruption, and role of donors in promoting democracy. By focusing on the opinion and views of African intellectuals, academics, writers, and political activists and observers, the book provides a unique perspective regarding the dynamics and problems of democratization in Africa.
Authoritarian Origins Of Democratic Party Systems In Africa
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Author : Rachel Beatty Riedl
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-02-13
Authoritarian Origins Of Democratic Party Systems In Africa written by Rachel Beatty Riedl 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 2014-02-13 with Political Science categories.
This book investigates why seemingly similar African countries developed very different forms of democratic party systems.
Reconstructing The Authoritarian State In Africa
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Author : George Klay Kieh, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-01
Reconstructing The Authoritarian State In Africa written by George Klay Kieh, Jr. and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-01 with Political Science categories.
This work seeks to examine the nature and dynamics of authoritarianism in Africa and to suggest ways in which the states covered in the book can be democratically reconstituted. In 1990, a wave of euphoria greeted the "third wave of democratization" that swept across the African Continent. The repression-wearied subalterns were hopeful that the "third wave" would have set into motion the process of democratically reconstituting the authoritarian state on the continent. More than two decades thereafter, although some progress has been made, by and large, the authoritarian state remains the dominant construct in the region. Even in some of the countries in which democratic transitions have taken place, the process of democratic consolidation remains an elusive quest as these states are sandwiched between authoritarianism and democracy. Against this background, the purpose of this book is to examine the travails of the authoritarian state in Africa, including the Herculean task to democratically reconstruct it. In order to do this, six of Africa’s perennial authoritarian states—Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Liberia, Rwanda and Uganda—are used as the case studies. The book has two major objectives. First, the various chapters probe the nature and dynamics of authoritarianism in Africa. Second, the chapters suggest ways in which the various authoritarian states covered in the book can be democratically reconstituted.
Democracy In Africa
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Author : Nic Cheeseman
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-05-12
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 2015-05-12 with History categories.
This book provides the first comprehensive overview of Africa's history of democracy, grappling with important questions facing Africa today.