The politics of opposition in contemporary Africa

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Title:

The politics of opposition in contemporary Africa

Author:

Nordiska Afrikainstitutet.

ISBN:

9789171064196

Publication Information:

Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 1998.

Physical Description:

328 p. ; 25 cm.

General Note:

Revised papers from a December 1995 conference held in Accra, Ghana, organized by the Nordic African Institute.

Contents:

Economic crisis, multipartyism, and opposition politics in contemporary Africa / Contestation over political space / Opposition politics in Zimbabwe / Senegalese opposition and its quest for power / Rise to power of an opposition party / Dilemmas of directed democracy / From peoples' politics to state politics / Political opposition and democratic transitions in Nigeria, 1985-1996

Subject Term:

Democracy -- Africa.

Political parties -- Africa.

Opposition (Political science) -- Africa.

Geographic Term:

Africa -- Politics and government.

Added Corporate Author:

Nordiska Afrikainstitutet.

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Summary

The contributors to this book tackle an interesting mix of issues from a critique of opposition politics in the context of the economic decline in Africa to an assessment of the efforts made by the opposition to establish an effective presence under extremely difficult circumstances. The book also draws attention to the many internal organizational/leadership problems that have contributed as much to the weakness of the opposition as the machinations of the ruling parties. Ethnicity, religion and regionalism are identified as crucial factors militating against the opposition. Case studies are drawn from Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Zimbabwe.