Brittle Democracies: Comparing Politics in Anglophone Africa
Keywords:
Africa, democracy, anglophone, governanceSynopsis
This book compares the progress ten select countries, all former colonies of Britain, have made towards the practice of democracy. The authors assess a range of indicators including the quality of elections, the impact of voter turnout, the importance of term limits, civil society’s various responsibilities, the presence of media freedoms, the impact of youth participation, accountability and the rising role of social media. These findings help illustrate the various periods within each country’s democracy from the immediate post-colonial experience, to the emergence of one-party states, to the surge of multi-party elections that are being influenced by key political figures and technology.
This book will be of great interest to a broad readership including students of politics, international relations and history at tertiary educational institutions as well as the wider readership that is keen to understand what has shaped the post-colonial political experience of some key Anglophone African countries.
Chapters
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Foreword
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Preface
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Acronyms
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Chapter 1: The promise of democracy in Anglophone Africa
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Chapter 2: Elections in Anglophone African Countries
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Chapter 3: Youth Participation in Anglophone Africa
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Chapter 4: Women and Electoral Politics
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Chapter 5: Lawfare and accountability: The effects on democratic legitimacy in post-colonial Anglophone Africa
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Chapter 6: Political Leadership and Democratic Governance in Anglophone Africa
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Chapter 7: Civil Society's Roles and their Effects on Democracy in Post-Colonial Anglophone Africa
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Chapter 8: Understanding Land Issues in Anglophone Africa
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Chapter 9: Perspectives on post-Brexit Africa-UK trade: Opportunities and Challenges
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Chapter 10: Appreciating the complexity of Anglophone African democracies
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Index
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Published
31 December 2020
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ISBN-13 (15)
978-0-620-91454-3(e-book)
