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Political Change and Constitutionalism in Africa Emerging Trends
Political Change and Constitutionalism in Africa examines the complexities of government and obstacles facing constitutional democracy in transitional African societies.
The chapters provide a critical, conceptual framework to probe, interpret and understand the dimensions of current and impending challenges to constitutional government in the African continent. The contributors explain why deep inequalities and harsh repression persist in most transitional African countries, despite constitutionally guaranteed rights and the ongoing, practical efforts to expand participation through political liberalization. The book demonstrates the importance of sustaining in public confidence in democracy and provides provocative ideas about how to deal with new, prodigious configurations of power that are stubbornly resisting real institutional change.
Political Change and Constitutionalism in Africa will be of interest to scholars of African politics and constitutional politics.
Prologue: The Essence of Political Change
Okon Akiba
Part 1: Constitutionalism in Theory and Practice
1. Constitutionalism as The Striving for Good Government
Okon Akiba
Part 2: Constitutional Treatment of Women's Human Rights
2. Religious Components of Sudanese Constitutions: Implications for Women's Humans Rights
Asma Abdel Halim
3. Constitutionalzation Of Women's Rights in Uganda: Questions of Democratic Equality
Maria Nassali
4. Gender Issues in the 1992 Constitution of Ghana: Inroads on Inclusiveness
Mba Atinga
Part 3: Histories of Unyielding Struggles for Freedom
5. Comparative History of Constitutionalism and Constitutional Government in Cameroon: A Template
Okon Akiba
6. Personalization of Power and Instability in Guinea Bissau: Requiem for The Rule of Law?
Okon Akiba
7. Democracy and Empire in Africa: Post Colonial Challenge
Maxwell Owusu
8. Symbolic Regionalism and European Governance: Why Africa Is Different
Gunter P.E.Walzenbach
Biography
Okon Akiba is Professor of Comparative and International Politics at York University, Toronto, Canada.
