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Reconstructing the Authoritarian State in Africa

232 Pages

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232 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

232 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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This work seeks to examine the nature and dynamics of authoritarianism in Africa and to suggest ways in which the states covered in the book can be democratically reconstituted. In 1990, a wave of euphoria greeted the "third wave of democratization" that swept across the African Continent. The repression-wearied subalterns were hopeful that the "third wave" would have set into motion the... Read more

Chapter 1. Introduction: The Tragedies of the Authoritarian State in Africa, George Klay Kieh, Jr. and Pita Ogaba Agbese Chapter 2. Cameroon’s Stalled Transition to Democratic Governance, John Mukum Mbaku Chapter 3. Rethinking State Formation and the Post-Colonial Experience in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo Chapter 4. State Versus Society: Rethinking the State in Egypt, Hamdy Abdel Rahman Hassan Chapter 5. Rethinking the Liberian State, Alaric Tokpa Chapter 6. State-Building in Rwanda, Jean Marie Kamatali Chapter 7. Rethinking the State in Uganda, Maude Mugisha Chapter 8. Rethinking the Authoritarian Africa State: The Lessons George Klay Kieh, Jr. and Pita Ogaba Agbese