Democracy and Africanness Contemporary Issues in Africa’s Democratization and Governance

This book examines the governance and democratization process in Africa, its history, trends, and prospects. Written by a diverse panel of experts, the book provides an intersectional and interdisciplinary analysis of Africa’s democratic environment. Chapters cover topics such as the evolution of de...

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Other Authors: Muzee, Hannah (Editor), Sunjo, Tata Emmanuel (Editor), Enaifoghe, Andrew Osehi (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The 1995 Constitution as a Tool for Dictatorship in Uganda: An African Dilemma of Constitutionalism
  • 2. Public participation in African indigenous governance systems: Evidence from Pre-colonial Rwanda
  • 3. Democracy in Africa: Misrepresented or Tailored
  • 4. A Consensual Democracy and the African Traditional Society: Promoting Africanness
  • 5. Democratic Transformation in Mali Republic since 1991
  • 6. From Ubuntu to Makwerekwere: Reinvigorating Belonging in Democratic South Africa
  • 7. Conflicts Governance in Africa: Perspectives from the North-Western Highland Rangelands of Cameroon
  • 8. Social Media Threats and the Anglophone Crisis: An Interpretation of the Cameroonian Criminal Law Response
  • 9. “Speak to be heard”: Women and deliberative democracy in the Ugandan Parliament
  • 10. Norm Entrepreneurs or Norm Takers? African and Western Election Observer Missions’ Agency in Determining the Credibility of Zimbabwe’s Elections.-11. Elections and Domestic Peace in Africa: Assessing peace opportunities in Uganda’s 2021 Presidential Election
  • 12. Impact of Election Boycotts on the Democratic Process in Cameroon: A Philosophical Appraisal
  • 13. Art as a Social Process and Form of Democratic Practices in Uganda
  • 14. Democratisation Processes amidst Cultural Diversity in Uganda