| Description |
vii, 324 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
The book originated in two linked panels at the Meetings of the International Studies Association (ISA), held in Chicago in February 2001 and at a second meeting at the Univ. of Kansas in Oct. 2001. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Elites, institutions, and the varied trajectories of Africa's third wave democracies / Peter VonDoepp and Leonardo A. Villalón -- Repetitive breakdowns and a decade of experimentation : institutional choices and unstable democracy in Niger / Leonardo A. Villalón and Abdourahmane Idrissa -- Tribulations of a successful transition : institutional dynamics and elite rivalry in Mali / Leonardo A. Villalón and Abdourahmane Idrissa -- Democratic legitimacy in Benin : institutions and identity in a regional context / Bruce A. Magnusson -- Collapse of the democratic experiment in the Republic of Congo : a thick description / John F. Clark -- Shaky foundations, adverse circumstances, and limited achievements of democratic transition in the Central African Republic / Andreas Mehler -- Fate of Madagascar's democracy : following the rules while eroding the substance / Richard R. Marcus -- Institutions, resources, and elite strategies : making sense of Malawi's democratic trajectory / Peter VonDoepp -- Democracy unrealized : Zambia's third republic under Frederick Chiluba / David J. Simon -- Assessing adaptation to democratic politics in Mozambique : the case of Frelimo / Carrie Manning -- Democratization in a divided urban political culture : Guinea-Bissau / Joshua B. Forrest -- Democratic governance in Africa at the start of the twenty-first century : lessons of experience / Michael Chege. |
| Subject |
Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960-
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Democracy -- Africa.
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Elite (Social sciences) -- Africa.
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| Added Author |
Villalón, Leonardo Alfonso, 1957-
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VonDoepp, Peter, 1967-
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| ISBN |
0253345758 alkaline paper |
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0253217644 paperback alkaline paper |
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