Multi Party Elections In Africa

Author : Michael Cowen,Liisa Laakso
Publisher : James Currey
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025749214

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Multi-party Elections in Africa by Michael Cowen,Liisa Laakso Pdf

This volume contains electoral studies of multiparty politics in 14 African countries during the 1990s. Most are about national elections in Anglophone Africa. There are also less well-known examples from Sudan, Ethiopia and Guinea Bissau. The collection also features studies of the local elections in Namibia and of a significant by-election in Malawi. The multiparty period had been put, wherever possible, within the historical context of earlier elections in Africa. Questions addressed include: how did incumbent governing regimes learn to live with multiparty politics? Why have some elections been so closely fought and others have suffered from apathy? Why has there been relatively open political expression and activity when the elections have increased the political and economic manipulation by incumbent governments? Why have the elections of the 1990s been so marked by local and ethnic variations? To what extent did this wave of democracy result from pressure from donor countries?

Author : Lise Rakner,Lars Svåsand,Chr. Michelsen Institute,Chr. Michelsens institutt. Development Studies and Human Rights
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 8280620168

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Multiparty Elections in Africa's New Democracies by Lise Rakner,Lars Svåsand,Chr. Michelsen Institute,Chr. Michelsens institutt. Development Studies and Human Rights Pdf

Author : Professor of Political Science Dieter Nohlen,Dieter Nohlen,Michael Krennerich,Research Associate Institute for Political Science Michael Krennerich,Bernard Thibaut,Research Associate Institute for Political Science Berhard Thibaut
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1001 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1999-07-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198296454

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Elections in Africa by Professor of Political Science Dieter Nohlen,Dieter Nohlen,Michael Krennerich,Research Associate Institute for Political Science Michael Krennerich,Bernard Thibaut,Research Associate Institute for Political Science Berhard Thibaut Pdf

Elections have always been an integral part of post-independence African politics and have assumed utmost importance in the course of recent democratisation processes. However, comparative research on the political development in Africa lacks reliable electoral data. Elections in Africa fills this cap. The handbook is the only reliable source for African elections from independence to present.In the first volume of this series, Elections in Africa presents a country-by-country study of African nations that provides a comparative introduction on elections and electoral systems. Each country chapter examines the history of the institutional and electoral arrangements, the evolution of suffrage and current electoral provisions. Precise and exhaustive data on national elections and referendums are presented comparatively. The book provides a definitive and comprehensive set ofdata on elections and electoral systems in order to facilitate comparative research. Data is presented in a systematic manner allowing for both historical and cross-national comparisons.

Author : R. Doorenspleet,L. Nijzink
Publisher : Springer
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137011718

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Party Systems and Democracy in Africa by R. Doorenspleet,L. Nijzink Pdf

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.

Author : Korwa Gombe Adar,Abdalla Hamdok,Joram Rukambe
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780798302104

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Electoral Process and the Prospects for Democracy Consolidation by Korwa Gombe Adar,Abdalla Hamdok,Joram Rukambe Pdf

Any study of Africa's multiparty elections reveals inherent institutional and systemic difficulties that raise questions about the electoral outcomes in the emerging democracies. An assessment of electoral processes in Africa poses methodological, conceptual, and theoretical challenges to scholars and practitioners. The chapters of this volume address these issues through an assessment of the electoral processes and an examination of democratisation trends in Africa, with special focus on case studies. The chapters on Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, and South Africa analyse these complexities holistically. They examine: the potency and independence of electoral institutions; adherence to electoral laws by those charged with the statutory powers as well as the participants in the elections; the role of the media, election monitors and observers, civil society, and political parties. The authors also assess whether or not elections were conducted in a free and fair environment conducive for multiparty electoral practice and consolidation.

Author : Mohamed Abdel Rahim Mohamed Salih,Per Nordlund
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123179900

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Political Parties in Africa by Mohamed Abdel Rahim Mohamed Salih,Per Nordlund Pdf

Provides a broad, comparative analysis of 27 African countries and 75 political parties. The data was assembled during 2004-06 and was followed by national and sub-regional dialogue workshops between political parties, researchers and civil society. The agenda for reform that emanated from the research and dialogue process is reflected and discussed in the report. Legislative regulation of parties, women's participation, funding of political parties, party democracy and party programmes and policies that represent and reflect the preferences of the people are high on the agenda for the process ahead. By providing comparative information, this International IDEA publication aims to stimulate debate on the challenges faced by political parties in Africa. It is especially aimed at political parties, scholars, policy makers and democracy assistance organizations working for political reform in Africa.

Author : NA NA
Publisher : Springer
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781349623280

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Election Observation and Democratization in Africa by NA NA Pdf

This book offers an authoritative study of election observation in Africa and its relation with democratization processes. Election observation is a hotly debated issue in contemporary international relations and in political science. It is seen by donor- countries and the international community as a means to enhance democratization, but has been controversial with regard to the `mandates' of the observers, the cases of its misappropriation by authoritarian governments and its masking of other donor-country interests. The book addresses fundamental issues of elections and democrat-ization in Africa, evaluation policies and implementation, as well as the historical backgrounds. A range of case studies leads to new interpretations, which challenge previous empiricist accounts of election observation in Africa. Greater attention to historical and cultural context is required than has been present in previous, somewhat prescriptive accounts. An interdisciplinary approach gives fair coverage of the historical, political and cultural issues involved in elections and election observation in Africa. Key examples of the interface between election observation and democratization processes in various important countries in Africa are presented, linking an analysis of policies and practice. The book contributes to topical debates on the dilemmas and challenges of 'good governance' and on the varieties of democracy as a global phenomenon.

Author : John Daniel,Roger Southall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429765773

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Voting for Democracy by John Daniel,Roger Southall Pdf

First published in 1999, the essays in this book examine the context and conduct of a series of watershed elections held in Anglophone Africa in the first half of the 1990s. These elections crystallized a wider process of democratization, underway in much of sub-Saharan Africa during the last decade, in which attempts were made to shift from various forms of authoritarian rule (colonial or racial oligarchies, military regimes, one-party states, or presidential rule) to pluralist parliamentary politics. This volume brings together for the first time, studies of these events in countries sharing a comparable legacy of British colonialism, an acquaintance with the Westminster constitutional tradition and related experiences of decolonization and democratic struggle. Written from a variety of perspectives by contributors with first-hand knowledge and long experience of research in Africa, the papers situate each election in its wider political context, examining the political forces at work and the events which gave rise to reform. All indicate that, despite Western pressure for reform and the influence of the collapse of the Soviet Bloc in Eastern Europe, internal African demands for democracy provided the primary driving force for change. Not all the elections fulfilled the hopes invested in them. In Nigeria, they were annulled before all the votes had been counted. In Kenya, the disarray of the opposition ensured the return to power of the old order. Even where they produced a successful regime transition, the democratic credentials of the new governments were sometimes seriously flawed. Yet for all these limitations, these watershed elections signalled important progress for African democracy. They brought a formal end to colonial rule in Namibia and to three centuries of racial discrimination in South Africa. They brought changes of government through the ballot box in Zambia and Malawi, among the first instances in Africa of such change being accomplished without the use of force. Above all, they provided African electorates with an opportunity to pass judgement on long-serving authoritarian regimes – with unequivocal results: in every case, when given the chance to vote, Africans voted for democracy.

Author : W. J. Breytenbach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
ISBN : STANFORD:36105070796565

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Democratisation in Sub-Saharan Africa by W. J. Breytenbach Pdf

Author : Mohamed Abdel Rahim Mohamed Salih
Publisher : OSSREA
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2003-02-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015056662193

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African Political Parties by Mohamed Abdel Rahim Mohamed Salih Pdf

A critique of modern African 'democracies'

Author : Kjetil Tronvoll,Tobias Hagmann
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789004218499

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Contested Power in Ethiopia by Kjetil Tronvoll,Tobias Hagmann Pdf

This book offers a comparative ethnography of the contested powers that shape democratization in Ethiopia. Although multi-party elections have become the norm in Africa, relatively little is known about the significance of non-state actors such as traditional authorities in electioneering. Focusing on Ethiopia’s competitive 2005 elections, this book analyzes how customary leaders, political parties and state officials confronted and complemented each other during election time. Case studies reveal the contemporaneousness of traditional authorities in modern politics, but also how multi-party competition reproduces traditional relations of domination among ethnic groups. The book documents the importance of customary authority in selecting party candidates and providing legitimacy to political parties, but also their limitations in a country dominated by a semi-authoritarian party-state.

Author : Shumbana Karume
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122707925

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Dilemmas of Political Transition by Shumbana Karume Pdf

Author : Gordon Crawford,Gabrielle Lynch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135706357

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Democratization in Africa: Challenges and Prospects by Gordon Crawford,Gabrielle Lynch Pdf

It is two decades since the ‘third wave’ of democratization began to roll across sub-Saharan Africa in the early 1990s. This book provides a very timely investigation into the progress and setbacks over that period, the challenges that remain and the prospects for future democratization in Africa. It commences with an overall assessment of the (lack of) progress made from 1990 to 2010, exploring positive developments with reasons for caution. Based on original research, subsequent contributions examine various themes through country case-studies, inclusive of: the routinisation of elections, accompanied by democratic rollback and the rise of hybrid regimes; the tenacity of presidential powers; the dilemmas of power-sharing; ethnic voting and rise of a violent politics of belonging; the role of ‘donors’ and the ambiguities of ‘democracy promotion’. Overall, the book concludes that steps forward remain greater than reversals and that typically, though not universally, sub-Saharan African countries are more democratic today than in the late 1980s. Nonetheless, the book also calls for more meaningful processes of democratization that aim not only at securing civil and political rights, but also socio-economic rights and the physical security of African citizens. This book was originally published as a special issue of Democratization

Author : Staffan I. Lindberg
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006-09-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0801883326

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Democracy and Elections in Africa by Staffan I. Lindberg Pdf

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Author : Rose Shayo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Africa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123512092

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Women Participation in Party Politics During the Multiparty Era in Africa by Rose Shayo Pdf