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Democracy, elections, and constitutionalism in Africa / edited by Charles M. Fombad and Nico Steytler.
Series: Stellenbosch handbooks in African constitutional law: ; Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource (576 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191915727 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Democracy -- Africa
| Elections -- Africa | Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960- | Constitutional law -- AfricaAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780192894779DDC classification: 320.46 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: The third wave of democracy that reached African shores at the end of the Cold War brought with it a dramatic decline from 1990 onwards in dictatorships, military regimes, one-party governments, and presidents for life. Multiparty democracy was at the core of the constitutional revolutions that swept through most of Africa in those watershed years. However, that wave is either losing momentum or receding - or being reversed in its entirety. This volume examines democracy and elections in Africa.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition also issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The third wave of democracy that reached African shores at the end of the Cold War brought with it a dramatic decline from 1990 onwards in dictatorships, military regimes, one-party governments, and presidents for life. Multiparty democracy was at the core of the constitutional revolutions that swept through most of Africa in those watershed years. However, that wave is either losing momentum or receding - or being reversed in its entirety. This volume examines democracy and elections in Africa.
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