Institutions and Democracy in Africa (eBook, PDF)

How the Rules of the Game Shape Political Developments
Redaktion: Cheeseman, Nic

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Produktbeschreibung

Historically, African political institutions such as constitutions, legislatures and judiciaries have been seen as weak and vulnerable to manipulation, leading some to claim that the continent is 'institutionless'. However, recent developments including the consolidation of presidential term limits in a number of countries demonstrate that this depiction is no longer tenable. By drawing attention to how institutions can shape the practice of politics, this book demonstrates that electoral commissions, economic regulations and systems of land tenure are vital to our understanding of contemporary Africa. A series of cutting-edge contributions from leading scholars explain how the rules of the game shape political developments across the continent, from Kenya to Nigeria and from Benin to South Africa. In chapters that cover bureaucracies, constitutions, elections, political parties, the police and more, the authors argue that a new research agenda is required if we are to better understand the process of democratisation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108661324
• Artikelnr.: 50925564

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction. Understanding African politics: bringing the state back in
Nic Cheeseman; Part I. Institutional Foundations: 2. Institutional
legacies: understanding multiparty politics in historical perspective
Rachel Riedl; 3. Property and land institutions: origins, variations and
political effects Catherine Boone; 4. Financial institutions: economic
liberalisation, credit and opposition party success Leonardo Arriola; Part
II. Law and Order: 5. Constitutions: the politics of constitutional reform
Muna Ndulo; 6. The Police: laws, prosecutions and women's rights in Liberia
Peace Medie; 7. The bureaucracy: policy implementation and reform M. Anne
Pitcher and Manuel P. Teodoro; Part III. Elections, Parties and Political
Competition: 8. Political parties: presidential succession crises and
internal party democracy Ian Cooper; 9. Elections: the power of elections
in multiparty Africa Carolien van Ham and Staffan Lindberg; 10. Electoral
rules: the relationship between political exclusion and conflict Brian
Klaas; 11. Term limits: leadership, political competition and the transfer
of power Daniel Young and Daniel Posner; Part IV. Countervailing
Institutions: 12. The legislature: institutional strengthening in
dominant-party states Michaela Collord; 13. The judiciary: courts, judges
and the rule of law Peter VonDoepp; 14. Decentralisation: accountability in
local government Alexander Dyzenhaus; 15. Conclusion. Political
institutions and democracy in Africa: a research agenda Nic Cheeseman.