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050 0 0 _aJQ1875
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245 0 0 _aInstitutions and democracy in Africa :
_bhow the rules of the game shape political developments /
_cedited by Nic Cheeseman.
246 3 0 _aHow the rules of the game shape political developments
260 _aCambridge, United Kingdom ;
_aNew York, NY, USA :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2018.
300 _axv, 381 pages :
_billustrations, map ;
_c24 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _tIntroduction. Understanding African politics : bringing the state back in /
_rNic Cheeseman --
_gPart I.
_tInstitutional foundations. Institutional legacies : understanding multiparty politics in historical perspective /
_rRachel Beatty Riedl --
_tProperty and land institutions : origins, variations and political effects /
_rCatherine Boone --
_tFinancial institutions : economic liberalisation, credit and opposition party successes /
_rLeonardo R. Arriola --
_gPart II.
_tLaw and order. Constitutions : the politics of constitutional reform /
_rMuna Ndulo --
_tThe police : laws, prosecutions and women's rights in Liberia /
_rPeace A. Medie --
_tThe bureaucracy : policy implementation and reform /
_rM. Anne Pitcher and Manuel P. Teodoro --
_gPart III.
_tElections, parties and political competition.
_tPolitical parties : presidential succession crises and internal party democracy /
_rIan Cooper --
_tElections : the power of elections in multiparty Africa /
_rCarolien van Ham and Staffan I. Lindberg --
_tElectoral rules : the relationship between political exclusion and conflict /
_rBrian Klaas --
_tTerm limits : leadership, political competition and the transfer of power /
_rDaniel N. Posner and Daniel J. Young --
_gPart IV.
_tCountervailing institutions.
_tThe legislature : institutional strengthening in dominant-party states /
_rMichaela Collord --
_tThe judiciary : courts, judges and the rule of law /
_rPeter VonDoepp --
_tDecentralisation : accountability in local government /
_rAlex Dyzenhaus --
_gConclusion.
_tPolitical institutions and democracy in Africa : a research agenda /
_rNic Cheeseman.
520 _a"Historically, African political institutions such as constitutions, legislatures and judiciaries have been seen as weak and vulnerable to manipulation, leading some to claim that the continent is 'institutionless'. However, recent developments including the consolidation of presidential term limits in a number of countries demonstrate that this depiction is no longer tenable. By drawing attention to how institutions can shape the practice of politics, this book demonstrates that electoral commissions, economic regulations and systems of land tenure are vital to our understanding of contemporary Africa. A series of cutting-edge contributions from leading scholars explain how the rules of the game shape political developments across the continent, from Kenya to Nigeria and from Benin to South Africa. In chapters that cover bureaucracies, constitutions, elections, political parties, the police and more, the authors argue that a new research agenda is required if we are to better understand the process of democratisation."--
648 7 _a2000-2099
_2fast
_915054
650 0 _aPolitical culture
_zAfrica.
650 0 _aDemocracy
_zAfrica.
650 7 _aDemocracy.
_2fast
_911142
650 7 _aPolitical culture.
_2fast
650 7 _aPolitics and government.
_2fast
651 0 _aAfrica
_xPolitics and government
_y21st century.
651 7 _aAfrica.
_2fast
700 1 _aCheeseman, Nic,
_d1979-
_eeditor.
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_cBOOK