The fate of Africa´s democratic experiments : elites and institutions /
edited by Leonardo A. Villalón and Peter VonDoepp.
- vii, 324 páginas
The book originated in two linked panels at the Meetings of the International Studies Association (ISA), held in Chicago in February 2001 and at a second meeting at the Univ. of Kansas in Oct. 2001.
Incluye bibliografía.
_ Elites, institutions, and the varied trajectories of Africa´s third wave democracies / Repetitive breakdowns and a decade of experimentation : institutional choices and unstable democracy in Niger / Tribulations of a successful transition : institutional dynamics and elite rivalry in Mali / Democratic legitimacy in Benin : institutions and identity in a regional context / Collapse of the democratic experiment in the Republic of Congo : a thick description / Shaky foundations, adverse circumstances, and limited achievements of democratic transition in the Central African Republic / Fate of Madagascar´s democracy : following the rules while eroding the substance / Institutions, resources, and elite strategies : making sense of Malawi´s democratic trajectory / Democracy unrealized : Zambia´s third republic under Frederick Chiluba / Assessing adaptation to democratic politics in Mozambique : the case of Frelimo / Democratization in a divided urban political culture : Guinea-Bissau / Democratic governance in Africa at the start of the twenty-first century : lessons of experience / Peter VonDoepp and Leonardo A. Villalón -- Leonardo A. Villalón and Abdourahmane Idrissa -- Leonardo A. Villalón and Abdourahmane Idrissa -- Bruce A. Magnusson -- John F. Clark -- Andreas Mehler -- Richard R. Marcus -- Peter VonDoepp -- David J. Simon -- Carrie Manning -- Joshua B. Forrest -- Michael Chege.