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The role of civil society in Africa's quest for democratization /
This book tests many of the assumptions, hypotheses, and conclusions connected with the presumed role of civil society organizations in the democratization of African countries. Taking a comparative approach, it looks at countries that have successfully democratized, those that are stuck between pro...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Tesis Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[2015]
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| Colección: | Advances in African economic, social and political development.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 520 | |a This book tests many of the assumptions, hypotheses, and conclusions connected with the presumed role of civil society organizations in the democratization of African countries. Taking a comparative approach, it looks at countries that have successfully democratized, those that are stuck between progress and regression, those that have regressed into dictatorship, and those that are currently in transitional flux and evaluates what role, if any, civil society has played in each instance. The countries discussed--South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt and Tunisia--represent a diverse set of social and political circumstances and different levels of democratic achievement, providing a rich set of case studies. Each sample state also offers an internal comparison, as each has historically experienced different stages of democratization. Along the course of each case study, the book also considers the effect that other traditionally studied factors, such as culture, colonization, economic development and foreign aid, may have had on African civil society and democratization. The first extensive work on civil society and democratization in Africa, the book adds new insights to the applicability of democratization theory in a non-Western context, both filling a gap in and adding to the existing universal scholarship. This book will be useful for scholars of political science, economics, sociology and African studies, as well as human rights activists and policy makers in the relevant geographical areas. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; Abbreviations; Part I: Introduction and Background; Chapter 1: Introduction: A Continent in Transition; 1.1 Hypothesis; 1.2 Review of Literature and Methodological Framework; 1.3 Scope of the Study; 1.4 Empirical and Historical Background; 1.5 Organization of the Study; References; Chapter 2: Conceptualizing Democracy and Democratization; 2.1 Democracy: Towards a Working Definition; Democracy as an Ideal: Its Normative Connotation; An Empirical Definition of Democracy; 2.2 The Process and Phases of Democratization | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Measuring Democratization and Its Phases2.3 Approaches to Studying Democratization; Economic Development; Composition of Society; External Influences and Diffusion; The Role of Culture and Political Culture; A Focus on Agency; 2.4 Democratization in Africa and "African Democracy"; Comparative Perspectives on African Democratization; The Rise and Fall of Africanized "Theories" of "Democracy"; References; Chapter 3: Civil Society and Democratization; 3.1 The Meaning and Genealogy of Civil Society; 3.2 Civil Society and Democratization; How Does It Work? | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Relevance of Qualities of Civil Society Organizations The Discourse of Doubt and the Magical Effects of Civil Society; 3.3 Measuring Civil Society and Its Impacts; Summary of Important Definitions; Democracy; Democratic Transition; Democratic Consolidation; Democratic Stagnation; Democratic Regression; Civil Society; Vibrant Civil Society; References; Part II: Case Studies; Chapter 4: The Beautiful Ones Are Born: Consolidation of Democracy in South Africa and Ghana; 4.1 South Africa; Historical Context: From Colonialism to Apartheid; Transition and Consolidation | |
| 505 | 8 | |a South African Civil Society: A Democratic Thrust from Below4.2 Ghana; Colonialism, Independence, and Transition to Democracy; A Checkered Oscillation Between Transition and Regression; From an Uncertain Transition to a Steady Consolidation; Ghanaian Civil Society: From Oscillation to Consolidation; 4.3 Traditional Leadership the Two Consolidating Democracies; 4.4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: The Case of Nigeria: A State Stuck in Transition; 5.1 Colonialism and Sovereign Independence; 5.2 From Independence to Dictatorship and More Dictatorship | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 5.3 From a Troubled Transition to the Consolidation of Godfatherism5.4 Civil Society: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back; 5.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Ethiopia: A State Regressing from Democracy; 6.1 A History of Democratic Debit: 3,000 Years of Authoritarianism; 6.2 Transition Towards Democracy: An "Extended Release"; 6.3 From a Difficult Transition to Regression; 6.4 Trajectory of Ethiopian Civil Society; 6.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 7: Some Unfinished Business in North Africa; 7.1 Egypt: Pharos, Revolutions, and Transitions Without Democratization | |
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