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Party Systems and Democracy in Africa

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Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK | e druk, 2014
ISBN13: 9781137011701
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Palgrave Macmillan UK e druk, 2014 9781137011701
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Do party systems help or hinder democracy in Africa? Drawing lessons from different types of party systems in six African countries, this volume shows that party systems affect democracy in Africa in ways that are unexpectedly different from the relation between party systems and democracy observed elsewhere.

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ISBN13:9781137011701
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

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1. Do Party Systems Matter for Democracy in Africa?; Renske Doorenspleet and Lia Nijzink 2. Multi-Party Elections in Africa: For Better or Worse; Matthijs Bogaards PART I: ONE-PARTY DOMINANT SYSTEMS 3. South Africa: Electoral Dominance, Identity Politics and Democracy; Steven Friedman 4 Botswana: Presidential Ambitions, Party Factions and the Durability of a Dominant Party; Christian John Makgala and Shane Mac Giollabhuí 5. Namibia: From Liberation to Domination; Henning Melber PART II: OTHER PARTY SYSTEMS 6. Ghana: The African Exemplar of an Institutionalized Two-Party System?; Cyril Daddieh and George Bob-Milliar 7. Benin: A Pulverized Party System in Transition; Rachel Gisselquist 8. Zambia: Dominance Won and Lost ; Dan Paget PART III: CONCLUSION 9. Do Party Systems Help or Hinder Democracy in Africa?; Renske Doorenspleet and Lia Nijzink

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