Democratic backsliding in Africa? : : autocratization, resilience, and contention / / 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.
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| Superior document: | Oxford Studies in African Politics and International Relations |
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| 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.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (292 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Democratic backsliding in Africa? Autocratization, resilience, and contention / Leonardo R. Arriola, Lise Rakner, and Nicolas van de Walle
- 2. Political participation and regime responses / Kendra Dupuy, Leonardo R. Arriola, and Lise Rakner
- 3. Legal strategies : constitutional, administrative, judicial, and discursive lawfare / Siri Gloppen, Thalia Gerzso, and Nicolas van de Walle
- 4. International strategies : sovereignty claims and selective compliance / Lise Rakner and Nicolas van de Walle
- 5. Ghana : a stagnated democratic trajectory / Franklin Oduro, Lisa-Marie Selvik, and Kendra Dupuy
- 6. Kenya : executive dominance through constitutional bargaining / Matthew K. Gichohi and Leonardo R. Arriola
- 7. Malawi : democratic fits and starts / Siri Gloppen, Fidelis Kanyongolo, Fiona Shen-Bayh, and Vibeke Wang
- 8. Zambia : backsliding in a presidential regime / Marja Hinfelaar, Lise Rackner, and Nicolas van de Walle
- 9. Uganda : a story of persistent autocratic rule / Sabiti Makara and Vigeke Wang
- 10. Zimbabwe : contested autocratization / Siri Gloppen, Marja Hinfelaar, and Lise Rakner
- 11. Conclusion / Leonardo R. Arriola, Lise Rakner, and Nicolas van de Walle.