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UNINA9910797198003321 |
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Titolo |
One-party dominance in African democracies / / edited by Renske Doorenspleet, Lia Nijzink |
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Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, [England] : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2013 |
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©2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-62637-265-9 |
1-78539-154-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (267 pages) : illustrations, tables |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political parties - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Democracy - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Dominant-party systems |
Africa, Sub-Saharan Politics and government |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. One-party dominance in African democracies: a framework for analysis / Renske Doorenspleet and Lia Nijzink -- 2. An overview of African party systems / Gero Erdmann and Matthias Basedau -- Part 1. Enduring one-party dominance -- 3. Namibia: cultivating the liberation gospel / Henning Melber -- 4. South Africa: racialized discourse in the context of deteriorating performance / Thiven Reddy -- 5. Tanzania: nurturing legacies of the past / Mohammed Bakari and Richard Whitehead -- Part 2. One-party dominance in decline -- 6. Zambia: manufactured one-party dominance and its collapse / Neo Simutanyi -- 7. Mali: from dominant party to platform of unity / Martin van Vliet -- 8. Senegal: the end of one-party dominance / Christof Hartmann -- Part 3. Conclusion -- 9. Why one-party dominance endures in some democracies but not others / Lia Nijzink and Renske Doorenspleet. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Is the dominance of one political party a problem in an emerging democracy, or simply an expression of the will of the people? Why has one-party dominance endured in some African democracies and not in others? What are the mechanisms behind the varying party-system |
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