A Decade of Democracy in Africa (International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology)

The democratic experiment in Africa has had a checkered history over the past ten years. Analysts of this process tend to focus on the political and legal space instead of including broader issues such as norms, generational change and class. Authors in this volume argue that African civil society is less likely to support democracy, they measure African democracy by the women's rights movements, unravel the mythical hope of technology and point to ideological capitulation necessary for a limited transition. Past experience from Botswana, South-Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Madagascar will give the readers an understanding of democracy in Africa. Annotation The democratic experiment in Africa has had a checkered history over the past ten years. Analysts of this process tend to focus on the political and legal space instead of including broader issues such as norms, generational change and class. Authors in this volume argue that African civil society is less likely to support democracy, they measure African democracy by the women's rights movements, unravel the mythical hope of technology and point to ideological capitulation necessary for a limited transition. Past experience from Botswana, South-Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Madagascar will give the readers an understanding of democracy in Africa The democratic experiment in Africa has had a checkered history over the past ten years. Analysts of this proces tend to focus on the political and legal space instead of including broader issues such as norms, generational change and class. Authors in this volume argue that African civil society is less likely to support democracy, they measure African democracy by the women's rights movements, untavel the mythical hope of technology and point to ideological capitulation necessary for a limited transition. Past experience from Botswana, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Madagascar will give the readers an understanding of democracy in Africa. Contents......Page 10 A Decade of Democracy in Africa......Page 12 Civil Society in Africa or African Civil Society?......Page 28 Women’s Rights Movements as a Measure of African Democracy......Page 50 Ideology, Political Education, and South Africa’s Transition from Apartheid......Page 76 Gender, Development, and Democratization in Africa......Page 98 Popular Definitions of Democracy from Uganda, Madagascar, and Florida, U.S.A.......Page 124 Information Technology and Democratic Participation in Africa......Page 144 Contributors......Page 166 K......Page 168 Z......Page 169 The democratic experiment in Africa has had a chequered history over the 1990s. Authors in this volume argue that African civil society is less likely to support democracy, they measure African democracy by the women's rights movements and unravel the mythical hope of technology