Ezeani, Emefiena.
Cooperative collegial democracy for Africa and multi-ethnic societies democracy without tears / [electronic resource] : Emefiena Ezeani. - Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang, c2013. - xii, 203 p. : ill. - Africa in development, v. 13 1662-1212 ; . - Africa in development ; v. 13. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is democracy? -- Centripetalism : a competitive model of democracy -- Consociationalism : a quasi-cooperative model of democracy -- Democracy in pre-colonial and post-colonial Africa -- Ethnicity, religion, the judiciary and liberal democracy in a multi-ethnic society -- Godfatherism, privatisation of the state and diminution of political space -- Giovanni Sartori : political parties, party-less state and competitive democracy -- The unanswered national questions and the party model of democracy -- The party system and some specific issues -- Voting under the veil of ignorance and the belief in the people's power -- Cooperative collegial democracy : a workable model for Africa and multi-ethnic societies -- Epilogue : corruption and democracy : learning from the Nigerian experience.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Democracy--Africa.
Cultural pluralism--Political aspects--Africa.
Political parties--Africa.
Africa--Politics and government.
Electronic books.
JQ1879.A15 / E94 2013eb
321.8096
Cooperative collegial democracy for Africa and multi-ethnic societies democracy without tears / [electronic resource] : Emefiena Ezeani. - Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang, c2013. - xii, 203 p. : ill. - Africa in development, v. 13 1662-1212 ; . - Africa in development ; v. 13. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is democracy? -- Centripetalism : a competitive model of democracy -- Consociationalism : a quasi-cooperative model of democracy -- Democracy in pre-colonial and post-colonial Africa -- Ethnicity, religion, the judiciary and liberal democracy in a multi-ethnic society -- Godfatherism, privatisation of the state and diminution of political space -- Giovanni Sartori : political parties, party-less state and competitive democracy -- The unanswered national questions and the party model of democracy -- The party system and some specific issues -- Voting under the veil of ignorance and the belief in the people's power -- Cooperative collegial democracy : a workable model for Africa and multi-ethnic societies -- Epilogue : corruption and democracy : learning from the Nigerian experience.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Democracy--Africa.
Cultural pluralism--Political aspects--Africa.
Political parties--Africa.
Africa--Politics and government.
Electronic books.
JQ1879.A15 / E94 2013eb
321.8096