The fate of Africa´s democratic experiments : elites and institutions / edited by Leonardo A. Villalón and Peter VonDoepp.

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 / Peter VonDoepp and Leonardo A. Villalón -- Repetitive breakdowns and a decade of experimentation : institutional choices and unstable democracy in Niger / Leonardo A. Villalón and Abdourahmane Idrissa -- Tribulations of a successful transition : institutional dynamics and elite rivalry in Mali / Leonardo A. Villalón and Abdourahmane Idrissa -- Democratic legitimacy in Benin : institutions and identity in a regional context / Bruce A. Magnusson -- Collapse of the democratic experiment in the Republic of Congo : a thick description / John F. Clark -- Shaky foundations, adverse circumstances, and limited achievements of democratic transition in the Central African Republic / Andreas Mehler -- Fate of Madagascar´s democracy : following the rules while eroding the substance / Richard R. Marcus -- Institutions, resources, and elite strategies : making sense of Malawi´s democratic trajectory / Peter VonDoepp -- Democracy unrealized : Zambia´s third republic under Frederick Chiluba / David J. Simon -- Assessing adaptation to democratic politics in Mozambique : the case of Frelimo / Carrie Manning -- Democratization in a divided urban political culture : Guinea-Bissau / Joshua B. Forrest -- Democratic governance in Africa at the start of the twenty-first century : lessons of experience / Michael Chege.