Democratization in Africa

Larry Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, where he also directs the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Marc F. Plattner is vice president for research and studies at the National Endowment for Democracy, where he directs the International Forum for Democratic Studies. They serve as coeditors of the Journal of Democracy.

• Acknowledgements IntroductionPart I: Progress and Retreat in AfricaChapter 1. Challenges of a "Frontier" RegionChapter 2. Presidents UntamedChapter 3. Legislatures on the Rise?Chapter 4. The Rule of Law versus the Big ManChapter 5. The Institutionalization of Political Power in AfricaChapter 6. The Decline of the African Military CoupChapter 7. Growth Without Prosperity in AfricaChapter 8. Formal versus Informal Institutions in AfricaPart II: West AfricaChapter 9. Nigeria's Muddled ElectionsChapter 10. Another Step Forward for GhanaChapter 11. Senegal: The Return of PersonalismChapter 12. Sierra Leone: A Vote for Better GovernanceChapter 13. Liberia Starts OverPart III: East AfricaChapter 14. Kenya: Back from the Brink?Chapter 15. The Crisis in KenyaChapter 16. Tanzania's Missing OppositionChapter 17. Personalizing Power in UgandaChapter 18. The Remarkable Story of SomalilandPart IV: Southern and Central AfricaChapter 19. An Accidental Advance? South Africa's 2009 ElectionsChapter 20. The Illusion of Democracy in BotswanaChapter 21. Zambia: One Party in Perpetuity?Chapter 22. Voting for Change in the DRCChapter 23. Angola's Façade DemocracyChapter 24. Zimbabwe's Long AgonyIndex

The collection is representative of African politics and will serve the needs of faculty, especially for undergraduate courses. Choice 2010 Given its broad sweep of anglophone Africa, highly readable style, balanced perspectives, and penetrating analysis, this volume represents an important contribution to the field and a valuable resource for students wishing to comprehend the seemingly contradictory outcomes associated with African democratisation. -- Ian Cooper Journal of Modern African Studies 2011 Rich accounts of democracy's progress and retreat in Africa. -- Inge Amundsen African Studies Review 2011