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African Democracy
Impediments, Promises, and Prospects
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African Democracy
Impediments, Promises, and Prospects
About this book
There are numerous different democratic systems in Africa, from the Igbo institutions that date back to the 15th century to Western-style democracy introduced by colonial powers. But what does democracy really mean for African nations? And what effect does it have on the lives of their people?
This is the first comprehensive examination of the social and political consequences of democracy in Africa. Written from an African philosophical perspective, leading and emerging scholars explore the impact of democracy in a continent dealing not only with the perennial issues of leadership failure, poverty and corruption but also with contemporary global concerns such as immigration, digital media and COVID-19.
With a focus first and foremost on the African people, this pioneering volume investigates how the challenges of democracy as a system affect their lived experience. Looking in particular at the sub-Sahara, it reveals the influence that the failures of democracy have on fundamental needs, including allocation of primary resources, autonomy, welfare, free speech and women's rights.
African Democracy: Impediments, Promises, and Prospects gives an unflinching insight into the struggles caused by democratic governance in Africa, whilst also, crucially, pointing to its accomplishments and the future possibilities for African nations.
This is the first comprehensive examination of the social and political consequences of democracy in Africa. Written from an African philosophical perspective, leading and emerging scholars explore the impact of democracy in a continent dealing not only with the perennial issues of leadership failure, poverty and corruption but also with contemporary global concerns such as immigration, digital media and COVID-19.
With a focus first and foremost on the African people, this pioneering volume investigates how the challenges of democracy as a system affect their lived experience. Looking in particular at the sub-Sahara, it reveals the influence that the failures of democracy have on fundamental needs, including allocation of primary resources, autonomy, welfare, free speech and women's rights.
African Democracy: Impediments, Promises, and Prospects gives an unflinching insight into the struggles caused by democratic governance in Africa, whilst also, crucially, pointing to its accomplishments and the future possibilities for African nations.
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Yes, you can access African Democracy by Jonathan O. Chimakonam, Isaiah A. Negedu, Jonathan O. Chimakonam,Isaiah A. Negedu in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Philosophy & Political Philosophy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Should the Practice of Democracy in Africa be Decolonized or interrogated?
- 1 Africa’s Sense of Democracy: Pitfalls and Prospects
- 2 The Struggles of Democracy in Africa
- 3 Emenyere as an African Pluriversal Principle of Justice
- 4 Toward Democratic Participation as a Human Rights Foundation in Africa
- 5 Individuals as Citizens: An Ontological Resolution of a Paradox of Democracy
- 6 Democracy and Africa’s Development Challenges
- 7 Democratic Governance and the Digital Media in Contemporary Africa
- 8 African Migration: Trends, Patterns, Drivers
- 9 The Rise of Neo-Nationalism in Africa
- 10 Democracy and the Challenges of Religious Diversity in Africa
- 11 Freedom of Speech and the Phobia of Conversation
- 12 Equity/Equality with Regard to the Distribution of Resources in the Context of Sub-Saharan African Democracies
- 13 Good Environmental Governance in Africa: Epistemic Reflection and Complementarity Principle
- 14 Secession and Democratic Dictatorships in Africa
- 15 Democracy in Africa versus LGBTIQ and Women’s Rights
- 16 The Interconnection of Poverty and Pandemics in African Democracies: An Argument from the Perspective of the Human Minimum
- 17 Covid-19, Politics, Economy, and Governance in Africa through the Lens of Electoral Democracy
- 18 Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke: Women Must Lead!
- Index
- Imprint