Democratic backsliding in Africa? : : autocratization, resilience, and contention / / edited by Leonardo R. Arriola, Lise Rakner, Nicolas van de Walle.

• Superior document: Oxford Studies in African Politics and International Relations
• TeilnehmendeR: Arriola, Leonardo R.; Rakner, Lise,; Van de Walle, Nicolas, 1957-
• Place / Publishing House: New York, New York : : Oxford University Press,, [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Oxford studies in African politics and international relations.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (292 pages)
• Other title: Democratic Backsliding in Africa?; Democratic backsliding in Africa? Autocratization, resilience, and contention /; Political participation and regime responses /; Legal strategies : constitutional, administrative, judicial, and discursive lawfare /; International strategies : sovereignty claims and selective compliance /; Ghana : a stagnated democratic trajectory /; Kenya : executive dominance through constitutional bargaining /; Malawi : democratic fits and starts /; Zambia : backsliding in a presidential regime /; Uganda : a story of persistent autocratic rule /; Zimbabwe : contested autocratization /; Conclusion /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 0191959375; 0192692879; 0192692887
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Leonardo R. Arriola, Lise Rakner, Nicolas van de Walle.

This book advances ongoing debates on democratic backsliding and autocratization with specific reference to Africa. It offers a carefully developed theoretical framework and, unlike many previous studies, adds an international dimension to the analyses of autocratization processes on the continent.