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Democratic Contestation on the Margins

Regimes in Small African Countries

Edited by Claire Metelits and Stephanie Matti - Contributions by Nicola de Jager; Daniel Eizenga; Mathurin C. Houngnikpo; Stephanie Matti; Claire Metelits; Benjamin A. Okonofua; Davin O'Regan and Ian Taylor

This edited volume focuses on the democratic performance of regimes in some of the least populous countries on the African continent. Using a framework developed by Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way, each case study provides in-depth analysis of democratic contestation in the following arenas: electoral, judiciary, legislature, media, and civil society. This volume also examines the key factors that push these regimes in either democratic or authoritarian directions, and how these regimes are likely to evolve in the future.

Lexington Books

Pages: 184 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9¼

978-0-7391-9343-3 • Hardback • April 2015 • $114.00 • (£88.00)

978-0-7391-9344-0 • eBook • April 2015 • $108.00 • (£83.00)

Subjects: Political Science / World / African, Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Political Science / Political Process / General, Social Science / World / Africa, Political Science / Developing Nations

Democratic Contestation on the Margins

Regimes in Small African Countries

Cover Image

Hardback

eBook

Summary

Summary

This edited volume focuses on the democratic performance of regimes in some of the least populous countries on the African continent. Using a framework developed by Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way, each case study provides in-depth analysis of democratic contestation in the following arenas: electoral, judiciary, legislature, media, and civil society. This volume also examines the key factors that push these regimes in either democratic or authoritarian directions, and how these regimes are likely to evolve in the future.

Details

Details

Lexington Books

Pages: 184 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9¼

978-0-7391-9343-3 • Hardback • April 2015 • $114.00 • (£88.00)

978-0-7391-9344-0 • eBook • April 2015 • $108.00 • (£83.00)

Subjects: Political Science / World / African, Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Political Science / Political Process / General, Social Science / World / Africa, Political Science / Developing Nations

Author

Author

Claire Metelits is a visiting scholar at Davidson College.

Stephanie Matti works in humanitarian response.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1. Democratic Contestation on the Margins
Claire Metelits and Stephanie Matti
1. Competitive Authoritarianism and Theories of Regime Change
Claire Metelits and Stephanie Matti
1. Democratic Contestation in Botswana
Nicola de Jager and Ian Taylor
1. Eroding Democracy: Competitive Authoritarian Drift in Benin
Mathurin C. Houngnikpo
1. Political Uncertainty in Burkina Faso
Daniel Eizenga
1. Democratic Governance in the “New” Republic of Togo
Benjamin A. Okonofua
1. Authoritarianism and Geostrategic Politics in Djibouti
Claire Metelits and Stephanie Matti
1. Cycles of Regime Change in Guinea-Bissau
Davin O’Regan
1. Listening to the Margins
Claire Metelits and Stephanie Matti

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