Democratization In Africa: Progress And Retreat (A Journal Of Democracy Book)

Democratization in Africa: Progress and Retreat (A Journal of Democracy Book)

ReviewThe collection is representative of African politics and will serve the needs of faculty, especially for undergraduate courses. - ChoiceGiven its broad sweep of anglophone Africa, highly readable style, balanced perspectives, and penetrating analysis, this volume represents an important contribution to the field and a valuable resource for students wishing to comprehend the seemingly contradictory outcomes associated with African democratisation. -- Ian Cooper - Journal of Modern African StudiesRich accounts of democracy's progress and retreat in Africa. -- Inge Amundsen - African Studies Review[An] excellent collection. -- Susanne D. Mueller - International Journal of African Historical StudiesAt a time when democracy seems to be in retreat in many parts of the world, Africa presents a more mixed picture. A number of African countries have been convulsed by high-profile crises, while others have quietly continued making progress on the difficult path toward democratic stability.Democratization in Africa: Progress and Retreat brings into focus the complex landscape of African politics by pairing broad analytical surveys with country-specific case studies-most previously published in the Journal of Democracy and all written by prominent Africanists with deep knowledge of the continent and their subject countries.Thematic chapters address some of the major forces working for and against African democracy: the phenomenon of