The Feasibility of Democracy in AfricaCouncil for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, 2000 - Political Science - 206 pages Issues dealt with in this study of democracy in Africa, include underdevelopment and economic marginality, ethnic consciousness and the nature of political power in Africa. A true African democracy, Ake argues, is both a second independence and a deep need for self- realisation. The late distinguished scholar outlines, in a sweeping continental survey, how the democratic commitment has transformed Africa's legacy of dictatorship, military regimes and single-party rule. He also demonstrates how cleverly conservative autocrats have spoken the democratic message and subverted its promise. The danger of trivialising democracy into successive multi-party elections is now very real, and the books spells out the hazards facing nascent democratic movements. |
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Contents
The Travails of Democracy | 7 |
The Development of Liberal Democracy | 17 |
The New Threat to Democracy | 26 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Feasibility of Democracy in Africa Codesria book series Gender Institute Series |
| Author | Claude Ake |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, 2000 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Sep 15, 2008 |
| ISBN | 2869780826, 9782869780828 |
| Length | 206 pages |
| Subjects | › Political Science / General |
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