Voting for Democracy
Watershed Elections in Contemporary Anglophone Africa
Published on 24. December 1999
Book
Hardback
292 pages
978-1-85521-996-0 (ISBN)
Description
This text presents a discussion of electoral systems and democratization in Anglophone Africa. Examining countries such as South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Zambia and Nigeria, the book explores political crisis and democratic renewal, electoral manipulation and the transition to democracy.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 228 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85521-996-0 (9781855219960)
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Persons
Content
Political crisis and democratic renewal in Africa; electoral systems and democratization in Africa; electoral corruption and manipulation in Africa - the case for international monitoring; the 1989 elections and the decolonization of Namibia; democratization and the 1991 elections in Zambia; Kenya - the survival of the old order; settling old scores - from authoritarianism to dependent democracy in Lesotho; blocked transition in Nigeria - democracy and the power of the oligarchy; the democratic transition in Malawi - from single-party rule to a multi-party state; choosing "the freedom to be free" - the South African general elections of 1994; conclusion - false dawn or democratic opening?