Political Parties in Africa
Title | Political Parties in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Sebastian Elischer |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 341 |
Release | 2013-09-09 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1107033462 |
This book examines the effects of ethnicity on party politics in ten African countries. Sebastian Elischer finds that five party types exist: the mono-ethnic, the ethnic alliance, the catch-all, the programmatic, and the personalistic party. He uses these party types to show that the African political landscape is considerably more diverse than conventionally assumed.
African Political Parties
Title | African Political Parties PDF eBook |
Author | Mohamed Abdel Rahim Mohamed Salih |
Publisher | OSSREA |
Total Pages | 400 |
Release | 2003-02-20 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
A critique of modern African 'democracies'
Political Parties in Africa
Title | Political Parties in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Ebrahim Fakir |
Publisher | Jacana Media |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Africa |
ISBN | 9781920196790 |
Democratic governance systems need strong and well- established parties to channel the demands of citizens, govern in the public good and satisfy the basic needs of societies. Moreover, political parties are crucial actors in aggregating and articulating interests, recruiting leaders, presenting election candidates and developing competing policy proposals that provide a voice to citizens and a choice of different proposals for the processes and procedures through which society is governed. To fulfil these functions, however, trust in how the political system functions - and in political parties as cogs in this machine of government in particular - is critical. Citizens need to provide their consent (usually through electoral processes) to political parties to be their voice - and need to trust the alternative choices that parties provide them. But across the African continent, political parties appear to be suffering a malaise of low levels of confidence and trust that citizens have in them, notwithstanding the monumental changes taking place amongst citizen attitudes, especially recent trends towards greater direct political action. This edited volume contributes to critical discourse on politics, democratisation and political parties across the continent, and makes a constructive contribution to a political system malaise by suggesting a set of normative benchmarks for more open and democratic political and party systems, as well as more effective political party institutional establishment and organisation. The book is simultaneously a critical voice and constructive problem solver.."
Political Parties in South Africa
Title | Political Parties in South Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Thuynsma, Heather |
Publisher | Africa Institute of South Africa |
Total Pages | 236 |
Release | 2017-11-28 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0798305142 |
Political parties and the party system that underpins South Africa’s democracy have the potential to build a cohesive and prosperous nation. But in the past few years the ANC’s dominance has strained the system and tested it and its institutions’ fortitude. There are deeper issues of accountability that often spurn the Constitution and there is also a clear need to foster meaningful public participation and transparency. This volume offers a different and detailed assessment of the health of South Africa’s political system. This study intends to unravel the condition of the party system in South Africa and culminates in the question: Do South African parties promote or hinder democracy in the country? The areas of the party system that are known to require continued work are the weakness of democratic structures within parties, the perceived lack of responsibility of elected parliamentarians towards voters, non-transparent private partner financing structures and a lack of attractiveness of party-political commitment, especially for women. Experts in the respective fields address all of these areas in this book.
Party Systems and Democracy in Africa
Title | Party Systems and Democracy in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | R. Doorenspleet |
Publisher | Springer |
Total Pages | 201 |
Release | 2014-12-02 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1137011718 |
Do party systems help or hinder democracy in Africa? Drawing lessons from different types of party systems in six African countries, this volume shows that party systems affect democracy in Africa in ways that are unexpectedly different from the relation between party systems and democracy observed elsewhere.
Political Parties in Africa
Title | Political Parties in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Mohamed Abdel Rahim Mohamed Salih |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 156 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
Provides a broad, comparative analysis of 27 African countries and 75 political parties. The data was assembled during 2004-06 and was followed by national and sub-regional dialogue workshops between political parties, researchers and civil society. The agenda for reform that emanated from the research and dialogue process is reflected and discussed in the report. Legislative regulation of parties, women's participation, funding of political parties, party democracy and party programmes and policies that represent and reflect the preferences of the people are high on the agenda for the process ahead. By providing comparative information, this International IDEA publication aims to stimulate debate on the challenges faced by political parties in Africa. It is especially aimed at political parties, scholars, policy makers and democracy assistance organizations working for political reform in Africa.
African Political Parties
Title | African Political Parties PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Hodgkin |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 276 |
Release | 1961 |
Genre | Africa |
ISBN |