This book provides the first comprehensive overview of the history of democracy in Africa and explains why the continent's democratic experiments have so often

This book is a study of the issues of democracy and democratization in Africa, with emphasis on the roles of civil society and the state in the democratic trans

This volume explores the important dimensions of state formation and erosion, social conflict, and the gains and setbacks of democratization in contemporary Afr

Questions surrounding democracy, governance, and development especially in the view of Africa have provoked acrimonious debates in the past few years. It remain

Offers new research on the vital importance of institutions, such as presidential term-limits in the African democratisation processes.