Africa's social cleavages and democratization : colonial, postcolonial, and multiparty era

Africa's social cleavages and democratization : colonial, postcolonial, and multiparty era / Douglas Kimemia.

Africa's Social Cleavages and Democratization focuses primarily on explaining variation in the occurrence and intensity of African ethnic and religious conflicts across time and space. Kimemia argues that social cleavages have led to polarized party systems and political competition, causing ad...

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Main Author: Kimemia, Douglas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2015.
Subjects:
Democracy > Africa > History.
Social conflict > Africa > History.
Politics and war > Africa.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Democracy
Politics and government
Politics and war
Social conflict
Africa > Politics and government > History.
Africa > Politics and government.
Africa
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Africa, social cleavages, and democratization process
  • Colonial and post-colonial era in Africa
  • Development of democracy
  • Ethnicity and politics in Africa
  • Religion and politics in Africa
  • Social cleavages and political stability
  • Social cleavages and politics of representation in Africa
  • Social cleavages, party systems, and political parties
  • Social cleavages and political conflicts in Africa
  • Social cleavages, regime type, and economic systems in Africa
  • Social cleavages and the future of democracy in Africa
  • Conclusion: social cleavages and democracy in Africa.

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