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Democracy, Africa ’ s Way

Democracy, Africa ’ s Way. Tenets. Examples. Variations. Voting. Parliamentary. Liberal Democracy. Participation. Lobbying. Mixed. Running for Office. Presidential. Executive. Parties. Bicameral. Political Power (resides with the people ). Legislative. Competition. Separation

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Democracy, Africa ’ s Way

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  1. Democracy, Africa’s Way

  2. Tenets Examples Variations Voting Parliamentary Liberal Democracy Participation Lobbying Mixed Running for Office Presidential Executive Parties Bicameral Political Power (resides with the people) Legislative Competition Separation of Powers Unicameral Judiciary Judicial Review Concrete Abstract Assembly Liberty Civil Society Speech

  3. Guillermo O’Donnell and Philippe Schmitter (1986) Transitions from Authoritarian Rule “Democratization (…) refers to the processes whereby the rules and procedures of citizenship are either applied to political institutions previously governed by other principles (…), or expanded to include persons not previously enjoying such rights and obligations (…), or extended to cover issues and institutions not previously subject to citizen participation (…).” (p. 8) Consolidation Liberalization Transition Staffan Lindberg Question: Who (not just what) is behind each step? “Donorization” = “No democracy, no money”

  4. Reversal (by means of a coup or elections) Democracy 2012: Mali Mauritius, Ghana, Botswana, So. Africa Liberalization Transition Consolidation Quasi- Democracy Authoritarianism Nigeria, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Kenya Reversal (by means of a coup or elections) 2008-2009: (Guinea Bissau), Guinea, Madagascar, Mauritania, Niger.

  5. http://www.economist.com/node/21551494

  6. http://www.freedomhouse.org/regions/sub-saharan-africa

  7. Nelson Mandela Jacob Zuma (So. Africa) Mwai Kibaki & Raila Odinga (Kenya) Ernest Bai Koroma (Sierra Leone) Atta Mills Kufuor (Ghana) Mugabe & Tsvangirai (Zimbabwe) Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (Liberia) John Dramani Mahama Alassane Ouattara Laurent Gbagbo Paul Kagame (Rwanda) Abdoulaye Wade & Macky Sall (Senegal)

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