Party Systems and Democracy in Africa

George M. Bob-Milliar, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, GhanaMatthijs Bogaards, Jacobs University Bremen, GermanyCyril K. Daddieh, Miami University, USASteven Friedman, Rhodes University, South Africa and the University of Johannesburg, South AfricaRachel M. Gisselquist, United Nations University, JapanChristian John Makgala, University of BotswanaShane Mac Giollabhuí, University of Oxford, UKHenning Melber, The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, Sweden Dan Paget, University of Oxford, UK

• 1. Do Party Systems Matter for Democracy in Africa?; Renske Doorenspleet and Lia Nijzink 2. Multi-Party Elections in Africa: For Better or Worse; Matthijs Bogaards PART I: ONE-PARTY DOMINANT SYSTEMS 3. South Africa: Electoral Dominance, Identity Politics and Democracy; Steven Friedman 4 Botswana: Presidential Ambitions, Party Factions and the Durability of a Dominant Party; Christian John Makgala and Shane Mac Giollabhuí 5. Namibia: From Liberation to Domination; Henning Melber PART II: OTHER PARTY SYSTEMS 6. Ghana: The African Exemplar of an Institutionalized Two-Party System?; Cyril Daddieh and George Bob-Milliar 7. Benin: A Pulverized Party System in Transition; Rachel Gisselquist 8. Zambia: Dominance Won and Lost ; Dan Paget PART III: CONCLUSION 9. Do Party Systems Help or Hinder Democracy in Africa?; Renske Doorenspleet and Lia Nijzink