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A decade of democracy in Africa

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The democratic experiment in Africa has had a chequered history over the 1990's. 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.

Title A decade of democracy in Africa / editor, Stephen N. Ndegwa.
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher Leiden
Boston : Brill
Creation Date 2001
Notes Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content Contents
A Decade of Democracy in Africa
Civil Society in Africa or African Civil Society?
Women's Rights Movements as a Measure of African Democracy
Ideology, Political Education, and South Africa's Transition from Apartheid
Gender, Development, and Democratization in Africa
Popular Definitions of Democracy from Uganda, Madagascar, and Florida, U.S.A.
Information Technology and Democratic Participation in Africa
Contributors
Index
Series International studies in sociology and social anthropology, 0074-8684
v. 81
Extent 1 online resource (173 pages)
Language English
National Library system number 997010703766805171
MARC RECORDS
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