Party systems and democracy in Africa:

"Do party systems help or hinder democracy in Africa? This collection offers important new insights into the relation between party systems and democracy on the African continent. It presents a comparative analysis of how African party systems influence procedural aspects of democracy such as a...

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Other Authors: Doorenspleet, Renske 1973- (Editor), Nijzink, Lia (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke [u.a.] Palgrave Macmillan 2014
Edition:First published
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Summary:"Do party systems help or hinder democracy in Africa? This collection offers important new insights into the relation between party systems and democracy on the African continent. It presents a comparative analysis of how African party systems influence procedural aspects of democracy such as accountability and government responsiveness and also shows how party systems affect citizens' satisfaction. It paints a vivid picture of the one-party dominant systems in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa and how these impede the deepening of democracy. Drawing lessons from Benin, Ghana and Zambia, it also portrays the fluidity of African party systems and draw attention to the importance of party system change. The insightful contributions show that African party systems affect democracy in ways that are different from the relation between party systems and democracy observed elsewhere"..
Physical Description:XIV, 191 Seiten
ISBN:9781137011701

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