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African Political Parties: Evolution, Institutionalisation and Governance
ISBN: 9781849641791
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / Pluto Press
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Sociology ; Business ; Political Science;

This book interrogates the political health of African political parties and evaluates the theory and practice of party functions, ideology and structure. Through fresh analysis using a variety of case studies, the authors question the democratic credentials of African political parties and propose new methods for achieving inclusive, broad-based representation.



Themes include the evolution and institutionalisation of African political parties; the unique historical, political and social circumstances that shaped their structures and functions. In the governance trajectory, the authors question the relationship between African political parties and government; political parties and representation; political parties and electoral systems; and political parties and parliament.



Case studies include Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and many others.