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Democracy, Constitutionalism, and Politics in Africa

Historical Contexts, Developments, and Dilemmas

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Editors:
  1. Eunice N. Sahle

    1. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

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  • Features contributions by leading observers of constitutionalism and African politics in the context of a global political and economic system
  • Addresses various important themes in contemporary African politics, such as democratic politics and governance, women’s rights, and debates concerning global terrorism

Part of the book series: Contemporary African Political Economy (CONTAPE)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Eunice N. Sahle
    Pages 1-12

  3. Africa’s “Constitutionalism Revival”: False Start or New Dawn?

    • H. Kwasi Prempeh
    Pages 13-59

  4. Some Perspectives on Durability and Change Under Modern African Constitutions

    • Charles Manga Fombad
    Pages 61-100

  5. Promoting Gender Equality in the Era of Democracy and Constitutionalism in Southern Africa

    • Eunice N. Sahle
    Pages 101-129

  6. Dressing and Addressing the Kenyan Judiciary: Reflecting on the History and Politics of Judicial Attire and Address

    • Willy Mutunga
    Pages 131-166

  7. The African Union and Article 4(h): Understanding Changing Norms of Sovereignty and Intervention in Africa Through an Integrated Levels-of-Analysis Approach

    • Jason Warner
    Pages 167-203

  8. Electoral Democracy and Election Coalitions in Former Settler Colonies in Africa: Is Democracy on Trial or in Reverse Gear in Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire and Zimbabwe?

    • Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o
    Pages 205-239

  9. Major Challenges of Governance in Africa Today

    • Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
    Pages 241-263

  10. State, Civil Society and Democracy in Kenya: Kenyans for Peace with Truth and Justice (KPTJ) and the Political Crisis of 2007–2008

    • Anders Sjögren, Onyango Oloo, Shailja Patel
    Pages 265-295

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 297-299
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About this book

This volume explores contemporary political developments in various parts of Africa in the age of democracy, constitutionalism, the securitization of development, and global terrorism. The contributions by leading observers of constitutionalism and African politics in the context of a global political and economic system provide a nuanced understanding of important themes in contemporary African politics: constitutionalism, democratic politics and governance, women’s rights, the African Union, securitization of development, civil society, and debates concerning global terrorism and the war on terror. As such, it will be of great interest to scholars, civil society organizations, and public policy makers interested in contemporary African politics.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

    Eunice N. Sahle

About the editor

Eunice N. Sahle is Associate Professor in the Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies and in the Curriculum in Global Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, where she is also Fellow at the Center for Urban and Regional Studies.

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