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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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Springer,
[2015]
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| Colección: | Advances in African economic, social and political development.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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
- 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?
- 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
- 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
- 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