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Challenges for the Democratisation Process in Tanzania : Moving towards consolidation years after independence?.

Tanzania has been independent in 2011 for 50 years. While most neighbouring states have gone through violent conflicts, Tanzania has managed to implement extensive reforms without armed political conflicts, Hence, Tanzania is an interesting case for Peace and Development research. This dissertation...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ewald, Jonas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Mkuki na Nyota Publishers, 2013.
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  • Cover ; Title page ; Copyright page ; Dedication ; Abstract; Contents ; List of tables; List of figures ; List of boxes; List of maps; Preface and acknowledgements; List of Acronyms; 1. Introduction; 1.1 The ambiguous "transition" to democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa; 1.2 The context to democratization in Africa; 1.3 Research design: problem, questions and approaches; 1.4 Delimitations; 1.5 Relevance; 1.6 Structure of the thesis; 2. Theoretical framework: Democracy, democratisation and development; 2.1 The theoretical debate on democratisation in Africa.
  • 2.2 De!nitions of Democracy, Civil, Political and Economic Society2.3The institutions of democracy and accountability-selection of institutions and indicators; 2.4 Analytical framework-and organisation of the thesis; 2.5 Sum up; 3. Methodology; 3.1 Methodological points of departure; 3.2 The design, methodology and sources; 3.3 Methods for analysing and interpreting the materials; 3.4 Reflections on the quality and validity of the empirical material ; 4. Statism and development from above
  • Tanzanian development 1961-2010 A brief context.
  • Colonial Heritage: A Fragmented Economic and Social Structure4.2 The Tanzanian post-colonial development model
  • Statism and constrained participation from below; 4.3 Development in Zanzibar and its implication for the political development in the whole of Tanzania; 4.4 Structural and historic themes that form the context in which democratisation is supposed to take place; 5. Sphere 1. State/state capacity. The political institutions and challenges for democratisation within the stat ; 5.1 The executive, the policy framework and administrative structures in Tanzania.
  • 5.2 The representative: parliament, its setup and capacity5.3 Challenges for the work of the parliament-!ndings; 5.4 The legal setting: the constitution, the judiciary and human rights; 5.5 Corruption & nepotism/clientele networks; 5.6 Decision-making in an aid dependent country-challenges for democratisation; 5.7 Conclusion; 6. Sphere 3 and 4:Political Institutions outside the state. Media, NGOs, democratic culture and economic development ; 6.1 The media-straddling the political, economic and civil society; 6.2 CSOs and Participation; 6.3 Democratic culture.
  • 6.4 Substantive outcome: Economic growth, but limited development
  • increased number of poor6.5 The interface between economic, political, and administrative reforms in Tanzania-is a democratic pro-poor growth development regime established?; 6.6 Conclusion; 7. Sphere 3: Political Parties-challenges for the opposition ; 7.1 Characteristics of the ruling party and the opposition; 7.2 Views on structural challenges for the consolidation of the multiparty system; 7.3 Challenges for consolidation from within the opposition; 7.4 External support to democratisation and parties.