Debating Form And Substance In Africas New Governance Models

Author : Joseph Oloka-Onyango
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Debating Form and Substance in Africa's New Governance Models written by Joseph Oloka-Onyango and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the outcome of a conference on Africa's new models of governance held in Uganda in 2006. The discussion focused on four thematic areas: the concept and practice of democracy; the language and rhetoric of politics; electoral processes in Africa; and the sources of political legitimacy. Contents: Assessing Africa's new governance models (Adebayo Olukoshi); Legal perspectives on the search for legitimacy in African governance systems (Mulela M. Munalula); Reflections on the language and logic of good governance and its application in the African context (Cheryl Hendricks); In search of legitimate governance and electoral substance: from theory to practice (Onalenna D. Selolwane); Constitutional engineering and elections as sources of legitimacy in post-Cold War America (Kassahun Berhanu); Electoral processes in Uganda: from individual merit to multi-party democracy (Sallie K. Simba); Bananas and oranges! : ethnicity and failed constitutional reform in Kenya (Karuti Kanyinga); Sustainable electoral process and governance in Africa: some lessons from Ghana (Felix K.G. Anebo); Democratic governance in Africa: towards common values and standards (Eddy Maloka); Not yet democracy, not yet peace! : assessing rhetoric and reality in contemporary Africa (Joe Oloka-Onyango). Books abstract.

Author : Kenneth Omeje
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9783030493479
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Governance, Security and Development Nexus written by Kenneth Omeje and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2020-12-14 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book analyses the changing links between governance, security and development in Africa as they relate to the narrative that contemporary Africa has made remarkable progress in recent years, a phenomenon popularly known as “Africa rising.” The book presents a rigorous evaluation of the Africa rising debate and consequently offers innovative policy guidelines for Africa’s governance and development transformation.

Author : Kenneth Omeje
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783030493493
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Governance, Security and Development Nexus written by Kenneth Omeje and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a contemporary and sophisticated engagement with the "Africa rising" debate and politics. With 19 carefully curated chapters, this is a theoretically sound and empirically informed project, a compendium for anyone interested in fine-grain scholarly analyses of governance, security and development in Africa. -Temitope Oriola , Joint Editor-in-Chief of African Security, President of the Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS) and Associate Professor, University of Alberta, Canada. In a moment of political and economic uncertainty throughout the continent, this volume charts out new paths, grounded in interdisciplinary research and rigorous evidence, to futures beyond sanguine declarations of 'Africa Rising' and their celebration of a failed neo-liberal model. -Adam Branch, Director, Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge. This is a comprehensive, timely, and serious interrogation of Africa rising discourses from a multidisciplinary perspective. Africa cannot rise if the multi-layered challenges and opportunities of security, governance, and development are not fully grasped. This anthology is, therefore, a rigorous and empirically grounded contribution to the debate and understanding of Africa's contemporary condition and prospects. It is an uncompromising call to jettison destructive economic and governance models and to adopt frameworks that are sustainable, accountable, and truly transformative. -Professor Ismail Rashid, Department of History, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York This edited book analyses the changing links between governance, security and development in Africa as they relate to the narrative that contemporary Africa has made remarkable progress in recent years, a phenomenon popularly known as "Africa rising." The book presents a rigorous evaluation of the Africa rising debate and consequently offers innovative policy guidelines for Africa's governance and development transformation. Kenneth Omeje is Director, Manifold Crown Research and Training Consult in Bradford, UK; Visiting Professor of Peace and Security Studies at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia; and Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna. .

Author : Reginald M.J. Oduor
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1666913820
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Africa beyond Liberal Democracy written by Reginald M.J. Oduor and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-06-21 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title Africa beyond Liberal Democracy: In Search of Context-Relevant Models of Democracy for the Twenty-First Century explores possible future trajectories of democratization on the continent. At the dawn of political independence in the late 1950s and early 1960s, many countries in Africa set out with liberal democratic constitutions. However, these were quickly dismantled by civilian regimes that turned their countries into one-party autocracies, or by military coups that set aside the constitutions altogether. The 1990s saw an attempt at reverting to competitive multi-party politics through the so-called second-generation constitutions, but these are again being dismantled by civilian autocracies and military juntas. In this collection, edited by Reginald M. J. Oduor, African and Africanist scholars examine the view that what has failed in Africa is liberal democracy rather than democracy as such, because liberal democracy arose in an individualist socio-political Western context that is significantly different from the communalist milieu of African societies. The contributors, from a variety of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, andbased in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, India, Sweden, and Finland, present a range of perspectives on possible directions for context-relevant models of democracy in the various countries of Africa in the twenty-first century.

Author : Mansah Prah
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9970252348
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Insights Into Gender Equity, Equality and Power Relations in Sub-saharan Africa written by Mansah Prah and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2013 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since gender entered the development discourse in the Seventies, African countries have increasingly taken the concept on board in policy and practice. This concern may be due to either one or a combination of the following factors: the ideological positioning of African countries, demands by their donors and development partners, and demands by organised local groups and NGOs. Gender in the development discourse ought to transform power relations between men and women and shift them to social relations that reflect their equal access to productive resources, opportunities and social and material benefits. The result of such actions should be an achievement of comparable status of women and men. This volume, initiated by OSSREA, seeks to examine in more depth, issues regarding the gender-power imbalance in sub-Saharan African countries, with a specific focus on the eastern and southern African regions. The chapters in this book present research that examines and analyses the effectiveness and efficiency of gender mainstreaming policies, strategies and projects developed and implemented by national and international actors. The themes inter-weave with each other although they address gender issues in specific countries and specific contexts. This can be explained by the shared colonial and post-colonial heritage of African countries. It is useful, therefore, to view the structure of the book as a spiral of inter-connected issues that address similar themes, approaching them from different levels. Purely for ease of reading, the contributions have been organised into three parts, with over arching themes that at first glance may seem not to fit well together. A theme that runs through all the chapters is the persistence of patriarchal values and attitudes in Africa and its constraining effect on the achievement of gender equity and equality.

Author : George W. Lugalambi
Publisher : African Minds
ISBN 13 : 1920355405
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Uganda written by George W. Lugalambi and published by African Minds. This book was released on 2010 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An Open Society Institute Network publication"--Cover.

Author : Mario Claasen
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 1920409378
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Accountability in Africa written by Mario Claasen and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Accountability in Africa: Practitioners Experiences and Lessons is a collection of case studies from Africa on social accountability. This collection attempts to build a consolidated body of knowledge on social accountability efforts across the continent. The case studies are diverse and present unique approaches to how social accountability strategies and interventions are implemented within different countries. The book is written by practitioners, for practitioners, providing first hand experience of designing and implementing social accountability initiatives and the challenges, methods and successes each one presents.

Author : W. Lugalambi
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 1920489711
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Broadcasting in Africa Series: Uganda written by W. Lugalambi and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2010-12-29 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ugandas broadcast media landscape has witnessed tremendous growth in recent years. While the public broadcaster remains the dominant national player in terms of reach in both radio and television, commercial broadcasters have introduced a substantial level of diversity in the industry. Public broadcasting faces serious competition from the numerous private and independent broadcasters, especially in and around the capital Kampala and major urban centres. In fact, the private/commercial sector clearly dominates the industry in most respects, notably productivity and profitability. The public broadcaster, which enjoys wider geographical coverage, faces the challenge of trying to fulfil a broad mandate with little funding. This makes it difficult for UBC to compete with the more nimble operators in the commercial/private sector. Overall, there appears to be a healthy degree of pluralism and diversity in terms of ownership.

Author : O. Selolwane
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137270179
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Poverty Reduction and Changing Policy Regimes in Botswana written by O. Selolwane and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-01-02 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of how Botswana overcame the legacies of exceptional resource deficiency and colonial neglect, to transform itself from one of the poorest nations of the world to a middle income economy. Contributions review how economic, social and institutional policies interacted to produce successful poverty reduction.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The African Book Publishing Record written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: