Quality of Democracy in Africa

Opposition Competitiveness Rooted in Legacies of Cleavages

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

AvJonathan van Eerd,Jonathan Van Eerd,Jonathan van Eerd

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The comparative study demonstrates that competitive opposition parties in dominant party systems are rooted in the historical legacy of political cleavages related to de-colonization that precede the third wave of democratization of the 1990s and have survived the instability of post-independence political developments to the present day.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-05-08
Mått148 x 210 x 17 mm
Vikt386 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieChallenges to Democracy in the 21st Century
Antal sidor272
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319845029

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Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Conceptualization of Opposition Competitiveness and its Significance for Dominant Party System Responsiveness.- Chapter 3: Explanations for Dierent Opposition Competitiveness Degrees in African Dominant Party Systems.-Chapter 4: Comparative Historical Explanation of Contemporary Opposition Competitiveness Degrees in Four Crucial Cases.- Chapter 5: Party System Responsiveness in Contemporary Botswana, Lesotho, Ghana and Mali.- Chapter 6: General Conclusion.

“In recent years, the functioning of political parties and party systems in Africa has received increasing research attention. The Quality of Democracy in Africa: Opposition Competitiveness Rooted in Legacies of Cleavages forms one of the latest contributions to this important research area. … For specialized scholars, the work provides interesting insights and sets the path for new avenues of research.” (Leila Demarest,Democratization, Vol. 25 (5), August, 2017)