Consolidation of Democracy in Africa: A View from the South

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Mostly South African scholars in various disciplines, with a scattering of Europeans and Americans, contribute to a reader on the problems of democratic consolidation and the influence of evolving democratization on civil community in Africa. The ten essays also consider practical solutions to those problems. Among the topics are democracy versus the state as the African dilemma, the changing roles of civil society in African democratization processes, globalization and dominant discourses, and human rights and the consolidation of democracy in South Africa. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)