Decade of democracy in Africa /
Decade of democracy in Africa /
edited by Stephen N. Ndegwa.
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2001.
- 158 pages ; 24 cm.
- International studies in sociology and social anthropology, v. 81 0074-8684 ; .
- International studies in sociology and social anthropology ; v. 81. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A Decade of Democracy in Africa / Civil Society in Africa or African Civil Society? / Women's Rights Movements as a Measure of African Democracy / Ideology, Political Education, and South Africa's Transition from Apartheid / Gender, Development, and Democratization in Africa / Popular Definitions of Democracy from Uganda, Madagascar, and Florida, U.S.A. / Information Technology and Democratic Participation in Africa / Stephen N. Ndegwa -- Stephen Orvis -- Judith Van Allen -- Nigel Gibson -- Lisa Aubrey -- Richard R. Marcus, Kenneth Mease, Dan Ottemoeller -- Wisdom J. Tettey.
Annotation The democratic experiment in Africa has had a checkered history over the past ten years. Analysts of this process tend to focus on the political and legal space instead of including broader issues such as norms, generational change and class. Authors in this volume argue that African civil society is less likely to support democracy, they measure African democracy by the women's rights movements, unravel the mythical hope of technology and point to ideological capitulation necessary for a limited transition. Past experience from Botswana, South-Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Madagascar will give the readers an understanding of democracy in Africa.
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Democracy--Africa.
Democratization--Africa.
Civil society--Africa.
Civil society.
Democracy.
Women's rights
Africa.
JQ1879 / .D38
320.96
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A Decade of Democracy in Africa / Civil Society in Africa or African Civil Society? / Women's Rights Movements as a Measure of African Democracy / Ideology, Political Education, and South Africa's Transition from Apartheid / Gender, Development, and Democratization in Africa / Popular Definitions of Democracy from Uganda, Madagascar, and Florida, U.S.A. / Information Technology and Democratic Participation in Africa / Stephen N. Ndegwa -- Stephen Orvis -- Judith Van Allen -- Nigel Gibson -- Lisa Aubrey -- Richard R. Marcus, Kenneth Mease, Dan Ottemoeller -- Wisdom J. Tettey.
Annotation The democratic experiment in Africa has had a checkered history over the past ten years. Analysts of this process tend to focus on the political and legal space instead of including broader issues such as norms, generational change and class. Authors in this volume argue that African civil society is less likely to support democracy, they measure African democracy by the women's rights movements, unravel the mythical hope of technology and point to ideological capitulation necessary for a limited transition. Past experience from Botswana, South-Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Madagascar will give the readers an understanding of democracy in Africa.
9004122443 9789004122444
2001035569
961386126 DE-101 B0109407 bccb
Democracy--Africa.
Democratization--Africa.
Civil society--Africa.
Civil society.
Democracy.
Women's rights
Africa.
JQ1879 / .D38
320.96