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The Feasibility of Democracy in Africa

The Feasibility of Democracy in Africa

Sindjoun, Luc
Ake, Claude

Paperback

Series: Gender Institute Series

General Political ScienceWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 2869780826
ISBN13: 9782869780828
Publisher: African Books Collective
Published: Jan 1 2005
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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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