Africa beyond Liberal Democracy (eBook)

In Search of Context-Relevant Models of Democracy for the Twenty-First Century

Reginald M.J. Oduor (Herausgeber)

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2022
298 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-6669-1382-8 (ISBN)

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A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleAfrica beyond Liberal Democracy: In Search of Context-Relevant Models of Democracy for the Twenty-First Century explores possible future trajectories of democratization on the continent. At the dawn of political independence in the late 1950s and early 1960s, many countries in Africa set out with liberal democratic constitutions. However, these were quickly dismantled by civilian regimes that turned their countries into one-party autocracies, or by military coups that set aside the constitutions altogether. The 1990s saw an attempt at reverting to competitive multi-party politics through the so-called second-generation constitutions, but these are again being dismantled by civilian autocracies and military juntas.In this collection, edited by Reginald M. J. Oduor, African and Africanist scholars examine the view that what has failed in Africa is liberal democracy rather than democracy as such, because liberal democracy arose in an individualist socio-political Western context that is significantly different from the communalist milieu of African societies. The contributors, from a variety of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, andbased in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, India, Sweden, and Finland, present a range of perspectives on possible directions for context-relevant models of democracy in the various countries of Africa in the twenty-first century.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.7.2022
• Reihe/Serie: African Philosophy: Critical Perspectives and Global Dialogue
• Co-Autor: Kisemei Mutisya, Robinah S. Nakabo, David Ngendo-Tshimba, Reginald M.J. Oduor, Donna Pido, Odoch Pido, Joseph Situma, Moses Oludare Aderibigbe, Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ani, Christine Buluma, Tayo Raymond Ezekiel Eegunlusi, Emefiena Ezeani, Sirkku K. Hellsten, Dennis Masaka, Thomas Menamparampil
• Nachwort: Reginald M.J. Oduor
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Schlagworte: African Communalism • African Philosophy • African Studies • Democratisation • indigenous political thought • Multi-Party System • Political Philosophy • Postcolonialism • Western liberalism
• ISBN-10: 1-6669-1382-0 / 1666913820
• ISBN-13: 978-1-6669-1382-8 / 9781666913828