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Constructing Democracy in Transitioning Societies of Africa

Constitutionalism and Deliberation in Mali

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  • © 2008

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  1. Susanna D. Wing
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Susanna D. Wing
    Pages 1-12

  3. Principles of Constitutionalism

    • Susanna D. Wing
    Pages 13-34

  4. Democratic Transitions and Their Legacies in Comparative Perspective

    • Susanna D. Wing
    Pages 35-59

  5. Originating Participation: The Sovereign National Conference

    • Susanna D. Wing
    Pages 61-79

  6. Integrating Citizens And The State: Decentralization And Elections

    • Susanna D. Wing
    Pages 81-100

  7. Challenges to Inclusion: Constitutionalism And The Rights of Women

    • Susanna D. Wing
    Pages 101-124

  8. Experiments in Dialogue

    • Susanna D. Wing
    Pages 125-153

  9. Dialogue in Times of Crisis

    • Susanna D. Wing
    Pages 155-171

  10. Conclusions Dialogue And Legitimacy

    • Susanna D. Wing
    Pages 173-177

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 179-245
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This book explores the process by which constitutions and democratic institutions are constructed. Wing focuses on how innovative constitutional dialogues involving participation, negotiation, and recognition of groups previously excluded from political decision-making may be the key to a legitimate constitution.

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"Wing s focus on constitutional legitimacy and literacy is a very welcome addition to analyses of democratic development on the African continent. She offers a rich discussion of the actual functioning of the new institutions and demonstrates not only the innovations of the forums but also the great challenges that citizens face in accessing them. Wing s innovative analysis of constitutionalism in Mali . . .offer[s] important insights into the development of democracy that are relevant far beyond the case [she] investigates." - Perspectives on Politics

"This is an important and defining book about democratization in Africa focusing on the case of Mali, but within a comparative African perspective. Dr. Wing has a new and exciting perspective on the themes of democracy, constitutionalism, participation, and legitimacy, and Constructing African Democracy: Mali in Transition can be a real landmark in the field of comparative democratization in Africa, and in the study of constitutional transformation in plural societies." - Bruce Magnusson, Professor of Politics, Whitman College

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SUSANNA D. WING Assistant Professor of Political Science at Haverford College, USA.

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