Democracy, Elections, and Constitutionalism in Africa (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Fombad, Charles M.; Steytler, Nico

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Produktbeschreibung

The third wave of democracy that reached African shores at the end of the Cold War brought with it a dramatic decline from 1990 onwards in dictatorships, military regimes, one-party governments, and presidents for life. Multiparty democracy was at the core of the constitutional revolutions that swept through most of Africa in those watershed years. However, that wave is either losing momentum or receding - or being reversed in its entirety. This volume examines democracy and elections in Africa, a focus motivated by two concerns. First, after 30 years it is important to take stock of the state of constitutional democracy on the continent. The democratic gains of the 1990s and 2000s seem to be falling by the wayside, with the evidence mounting that regimes are concealing authoritarianism under the veneer of elections, doing so in an international context where populist regimes are on the rise and free and fair multiparty elections are consequently no longer a given. It is becoming a battle to protect and retain constitutional democracy. The second reason for this volume's focus on democracy and elections is that multiparty democracy is essential for the proper functioning of the state in addressing the major problems facing Africa - internal conflict, inequality and lack of development, and poor governance and corruption. The focus of this volume is thus on how competitive politics or multiparty democracy can be realized and how, through competition, such politics could lead to better policy and practice outcomes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 624
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780192647801
• Artikelnr.: 61311067

Autorenporträt

Charles M. Fombad is Professor of Law and head of the African Comparative Constitutional Law Unit of the Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa (ICLA), based at the Faculty of Law of the University of Pretoria. Nico Steytler is South African Research Chair in Multi-level Government, Law and Policy, at the University of the Western Cape.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction: Democracy, Elections, and Constitutionalism in Africa
* Part 1: Making Multiparty Democracy Work in Africa
* 1.: Charles M. Fombad: Democracy, Elections and Constitutionalism in
Africa: Setting the Scene
* 2.: Nicholas Cheeseman: How Could We Design Democracy to Make it Work
in the African Context
* 3.: Adem Abebe and Charles M. Fombad: The Africa Union and the
Advancement of Democracy: The Problem of Unconstitutional Retention
of Governmental Power.
* 4.: Nico Steytler: Local Multiparty Democracy in Africa
* Part 2: Authoritarian Multiparty Democracy: Case Studies
* 5.: Tinashe Chigwata: Multiparty Democracy in Zimbabwe After the
Adoption of the 2013 Constitution
* 6.: Henning Melber: Competitive Authoritarianism in a Constitutional
Democracy: The Case of SWAPO in Namibia
* 7.: Zemelak Ayitenew Ayele: Constitutionalism and Electoral
Authoritarianism in Ethiopia: From EPRDF to EPP
* 8.: Teresa Noguira Pinto: Constitutionalism and Developmental
Authoritarianism: Power, Law and Legitimacy in Post-Genocide Rwanda
* 9.: Sherif Elgebeily: Egypt's Plasticine Constitution: Autocratic
Democracy and the 2018 Presidential Elections
* Part 3: Enhancing the Role of Political Parties in Making Democracy
Work
* 10.: Edwin Babeiya: Internal Party Democracy in Tanzania: A
Reflection on Three Decades of Multiparty Politics
* 11.: Zelalem Defigie: Party-political Financing, Democracy and
Constitutionalism in Ethiopia (1991-2018)
* Part 4: Enhancing Democratic Quality Through Electoral Processes
* 12.: Rotimi Suberu: Nigeria in Search of a Credible Electoral
Administration: Recent Reforms and Persistent Challenges
* 13.: O'Brien Kaaba and Charles M. Fombad: Adjudication of Disputed
Presidential Elections in Africa
* Part 5: Promoting Inclusive and Participatory Democracy
* 14.: Jill Cottrell Ghai: Women's Participation in Elections and
Legislatures in Kenya Under the 2010 Constitution
* 15.: Makanatsa Makonese: How Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution Addresses
Women's Election and Participation in Parliament
* Part 6: General Conclusion
* 16.: Charles M. Fombad: Reversing the Surging Tide towards
Authoritarian Democracy in Africa