The Paradox of Traditional Chiefs in Democratic Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Paradox of Traditional Chiefs in Democratic Africa write by Kate Baldwin. This book was released on 2016. The Paradox of Traditional Chiefs in Democratic Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book shows that powerful hereditary chiefs do not undermine democracy in Africa but, on some level, facilitate it.
Why Do Elections Matter in Africa?
Why Do Elections Matter in Africa? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Why Do Elections Matter in Africa? write by Nic Cheeseman. This book was released on 2021-02-18. Why Do Elections Matter in Africa? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A radical new approach to understanding Africa's elections: explaining why politicians, bureaucrats and voters so frequently break electoral rules.
Leadership and the Problem of Electoral Democracy in Africa
Leadership and the Problem of Electoral Democracy in Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Leadership and the Problem of Electoral Democracy in Africa write by E. Ike Udogu. This book was released on 2016-12-14. Leadership and the Problem of Electoral Democracy in Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume explores the notion that African leaders are fundamentally responsible for electoral malfeasance throughout the continent. The quagmire of fixing elections in order to stay in power ad-infinitum has frequently led – and will continue to lead – to political violence, civil wars, internal displacement of citizens, international refugee crises, and economic malaise with its attendant crisis of underdevelopment. This book provides five case studies selected from Anglophone, Francophone and Lusophone Africa that illustrate some variations and similarities in the dilemma of electoral democracy in this epoch of Africa’s democratic experiment. It suggests, among other factors, Colin Powell’s and Abraham Lincoln’s theoretical templates as pointers for African political chiefs in their struggle for democratic consolidation – a successful move that could advance national legitimacy and political stability critical for impressive development in this millennium.
The State of Peacebuilding in Africa
The State of Peacebuilding in Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The State of Peacebuilding in Africa write by Terence McNamee. This book was released on 2020-11-02. The State of Peacebuilding in Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This open access book on the state of peacebuilding in Africa brings together the work of distinguished scholars, practitioners, and decision makers to reflect on key experiences and lessons learned in peacebuilding in Africa over the past half century. The core themes addressed by the contributors include conflict prevention, mediation, and management; post-conflict reconstruction, justice and Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration; the role of women, religion, humanitarianism, grassroots organizations, and early warning systems; and the impact of global, regional, and continental bodies. The book's thematic chapters are complemented by six country/region case studies: The Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan/South Sudan, Mozambique and the Sahel/Mali. Each chapter concludes with a set of key lessons learned that could be used to inform the building of a more sustainable peace in Africa. The State of Peacebuilding in Africa was born out of the activities of the Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding (SVNP), a Carnegie-funded, continent-wide network of African organizations that works with the Wilson Center to bring African knowledge and perspectives to U.S., African, and international policy on peacebuilding in Africa. The research for this book was made possible by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Toward Leader Democracy
Toward Leader Democracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Toward Leader Democracy write by Jan Pakulski. This book was released on 2012-01-15. Toward Leader Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In today’s liberal democracies, does the political process focus on the people, or on the political leaders representing them? Building upon the ideas of Joseph Schumpeter and Max Weber, ‘Toward Leader Democracy’ argues that we are currently seeing a movement toward an increasingly pronounced focus on political leaders – ‘leader democracy’. This form of democracy is fashioned by the political will, determination and commitment of top politicians, and is exercised through elite persuasion that actively shapes the preferences of voters so as to give meaning to political processes. As the text reveals, this marks a definite evolution within the world’s ‘advanced democracies’: democratic representation is today realised increasingly through active political leadership, as opposed to the former practices of statistically ‘mirroring’ constituencies, or the deliberative self-adjustment of the executive to match citizen preferences.
