03239nam 2200661 a 450 991081222040332120200520144314.01-283-19794-497866131979489956-715-51-49956-715-63-89956-615-27-7(CKB)2560000000052038(EBL)1135179(OCoLC)830165728(SSID)ssj0000474760(PQKBManifestationID)11291788(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474760(PQKBWorkID)10454121(PQKB)11755919(OCoLC)776204448(MdBmJHUP)muse21811(Au-PeEL)EBL1135179(CaPaEBR)ebr10333823(CaONFJC)MIL319794(PPN)198680317(FR-PaCSA)88825209(MiAaPQ)EBC1135179(EXLCZ)99256000000005203820091125d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrDemocratizing or reconfiguring predatory autocracy? myths and realities in Africa today /Tatah MentanMankon, Bamenda Langaa Research & Pub. CIG20091 online resource (92 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9956-558-57-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [75]-78).Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Democracy: Why Myths and Realities in Africa?; Chapter Three - Why is Democracy a Contested Global Construct Today?; Chapter Four - Analytical Framework; Chapter Five - Democracy in Africa Today: A Historical Overview; Chapter Six - Pluralist Elections and Ideological Complementarity; Chapter Seven - Neoliberalism, Stagnation and Killing of Democracy; Chapter Eight - Essential Elements of Democracy; Chapter Nine - Political Legitimacy and Democratic CultureChapter Ten - Summary and Conclusion Chapter Eleven - Towards Social Democracy in Africa; References; Back CoverThe celebrations that heralded democratic change in the 1990's in Africa have gradually faded into muffled cries of anger and attendant violence of despair. Almost everywhere on the continent so-called democratic leaders are openly subverting the people's will and disregarding national constitutions. Ordinary people find themselves removed from the centres of power, marginalized and reduced to helpless and hopeless onlookers as political leaders, their friends and families noisily enjoy the spoils of impunity. From Nigeria to Zimbabwe, Kenya to the Ivory Coast and Uganda to Cameroon, the writing...DemocracyAfrica20th centuryAfricaPolitics and government1960-AfricaSocial conditions1960-AfricaHistory1960-Democracy320.46Mentan Tatah1948-616050MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812220403321Democratizing or reconfiguring predatory autocracy4050185UNINA