Author : Joseph Oloka-Onyango
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Debating Form and Substance in Africa's New Governance Models by : Joseph Oloka-Onyango
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.