Consolidation of democracy in Africa : a view from the South

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Title:

Author:

Liebenberg, Ian.

ISBN:

9780754611745

Publication Information:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2000.

Physical Description:

xii, 367 p. ; 23 cm.

Series:

The making of modern Africa

Series Title:

The making of modern Africa

Contents:

Introduction / Hussein Solomon and Ian Liebenberg -- 1. Democracy versus State: The African Dilemma? / Irina Filatova -- 2. Africa's Constitutional Renaissance? Stocktaking in the '90s / Clive Napier -- 3. The Consolidation of Democracy - Debate in Africa: Challenges for the Civil Community / Ian Liebenberg -- 4. The Changing Roles of Civil Society in African Democratisation Processes / Elke Zuern -- 5. Civil-Military Relations in Africa: Soldier, State and Society in Transition / Mark Malan -- 6. Gender, Development and Democracy / Linda Cornwell -- 7. Globalisation and Dominant Discourses / Petrus de Kock -- 8. Human Rights and the Consolidation of Democracy in South Africa / Mandla Seleoane -- 9. Sharing Power?: Intergovernmental Relations in Democratic Transitions / Robert Agranoff, Jabu Sindane and Ian Liebenberg -- 10. Conclusion / Hussein Solomon and Ian Liebenberg -- App. Ninety-two Days in the Life of a Continent.

Subject Term:

Democracy -- Africa.

Civil society -- Africa.

Democracy -- South Africa.

Geographic Term:

Africa -- Social conditions -- 1960-

Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960-

South Africa -- Social conditions -- 1994-

South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1994-

Added Author:

Liebenberg, Ian.

Solomon, Hussein.

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Summary

The continent of Africa is undergoing great change. While on the one hand there is talk of a re-awakening of Africa or renaissance, various countries in Africa are still plagued by poverty and intra- and interstate violence. In some countries the legacy of neo-colonialism and under-development contributed to social strife and the potential criminalization of the state. This book addresses the topic of democratization and sustainable democracy in Africa against this background.