SOCIO-POLITICAL SCAFFOLDING AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF CHANGE: CONSTITUTIONALISM AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA

ISBN: 1592216358
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This book explores and relays a provocative discourse on the ongoing questions, dilemmas and accomplishments emerging from the African continent s most critical struggle today: the quest for stable polities, effective governance and meaningful transitional processes. Thus the reader is presented with various realms of the academic imagination and empirical research in a stimulating interrogation that creates a meeting ground between continent-wide theoretical analysis and provocative case studies from various African countries. Contributors to the volume engage urgent issues central to any investigation of African politics, including: constitutionalism, democratization and the media, ethnicity, the place of traditional political institutions and the politics of current electoral processes, eloquently described as machine politics . With a focus on the socio-political context for democratic governance, contributors to the second section of the book examine pressing problems such as healthcare and social welfare policies, women s positioning in democratic changes, the role of NGOs and the globalization dilemma. Readers will appreciate the analysis of selected issues in Kenya, South Africa, Liberia, and Nigeria with case illustrations from other parts of the continent. The book provides critical access to the writings of established African scholars as they generate a renewed dialogue on core political struggles through their areas of expertise.

Product details

  • Publisher : Africa World Press (December 2, 2008)
  • Language : English
  • Paperback : 416 pages
  • ISBN-10 : 1592216358
  • ISBN-13 : 978-1592216352
  • Item Weight : 1.45 pounds
  • Dimensions : 5.91 x 0.98 x 8.82 inches
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