State, Conflict, and Democracy in Africa
Richard Joseph, editor | | ISBN: 978-1-55587-533-6 $27.50 |
| 1999/527 pages/LC: 98-6153 |
DESCRIPTION
This seminal volume explores the most important dimensions of state formation and erosion, social conflict, and the gains and setbacks in democratization in contemporary Africa. The results of nearly a decade of research, reflection, and collegial interaction, the collection delineates the dominant patterns of political restructuring since the upheavals of the early 1990s.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Richard Joseph is John Evans Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University. His numerous publications include Democracy and Prebendal Politics in Nigeria: The Rise and Fall of the Second Republic.
CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW.
- State, Conflict, and Democracy in Africa—R. Joseph.
- Democratization in Africa—C. Young.
- Rethinking Democratic Transitions: Lessons from Eastern and Southern Africa—J. Harbeson.
- The Reconfiguration of Power in Late Twentieth Century-Africa—R. Joseph.
- THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEMOCRATIZATION.
- The Economic Bases of Democratization—R. Bates.
- Globalization and African Democracy—N. Van de Walle.
- Crisis Management and the Making of ‘Choiceless Democracies’”—T. Makandawire.
- The ‘Mauritius Miracle’: Democracy, Institutions, and Economic Policy—D. Brautigam.
- POLITICAL RESTRUCTURING AND REGIME POLITICS.
- African Polities: The Next Generation—R. Sklar.
- Governance and the Reconstitution of Political Order—G. Hyden.
- Senegal’s Enlarged Presidential Majority—L. Beck.
- Testing Democracy in Benin—B. Magnusson.
- Race, Class, and Neopatrimonialism in Zimbabwe—S. Taylor.
- The Role of Citizenship Laws in Multiethnic Societies—J. Herbst.
- Local Governance, Democracy, and Development—D. Olowu.
- ETHNICITY, CONFLICT, AND INSECURITY.
- Ethnic Politics in Africa: Change and Continuity—M. Ottaway.
- Ethnic Insecurity, Peace Agreements, and State Building—D. Rothchild.
- State, Civil Society, and Genocide in Rwanda—T. Longman.
- Autocracy and Ethnomilitary Rule in Nigeria—R. Joseph.
- ELECTIONS AND REDEMOCRATIZATION.
- A First Look at Second Elections in Africa, with Illustrations from Zambia—M. Bratton & D. Posner.
- Ghana: The Challenges of Consolidating Democracy—E. Gyimah-Boadi.
- Challenges to Democratic Consolidation in Namibia—G. Bauer.
- CONCLUSION.
- State, Conflict, and Democracy in Africa: The Complex Process of Renewal—A. Olukoshi.
"For both the student new to the subject and the seasoned scholar, this book will prove a stimulating guide."—Robert Pinkney, Modern African Studies
"An extremely valuable collection.... While timeliness often is a problem with African topics, this text's uniformly high quality and attention to long-term effects negates this possibility. Highly recommended for undergraduate and graduate students as well as for scholars and practitioners."—Choice