Law and the Struggle for Democracy in East Africa
Author : Joseph Oloka-Onyango
Publisher :
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 22,35 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Africa, East
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Author : Joseph Oloka-Onyango
Publisher :
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 22,35 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Africa, East
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Author : Makau Mutua
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 24,7 MB
Release : 2013-05-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0812203933
Human rights nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are by definition not part of the state. Rather, they are an element of civil society, the strands of the fabric of organized life in countries, and crucial to the prospect of political democracy. Civil society is a very recent phenomenon in East African nations, where authoritarian regimes have prevailed and human rights watchdogs have had a critical role to play. While the state remains one of the major challenges to human rights efforts in the countries of the region, other problems that are internal to the human rights movement are also of a serious nature, and they are many: What are the social bases of the human rights enterprise in transitional societies? What mandate can human rights NGOs claim, and in whose name do they operate? Human Rights NGOs in East Africa critically explores the anatomy of the human rights movement in the East African region, examining its origins, challenges, and emergent themes in the context of political transitions. In particular, the book seeks to understand the political and normative challenges that face this young but vibrant civil society in the vortex of globalization. The book brings together the most celebrated human rights thinkers in East Africa, enriched by contributions from their colleagues in South Africa and the United States. To date, very little has been written about the struggles and accomplishments of civil society in the nations of East Africa. This book will fill that gap and prove to be an invaluable tool for understanding and teaching about human rights in this complex and vital part of the world.
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Page : 116 pages
File Size : 50,1 MB
Release : 2005-03
Category : Democracy
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Page : 390 pages
File Size : 14,70 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Africa, Eastern
ISBN : 9789970028979
Author :
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Page : 221 pages
File Size : 22,48 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Africa, East
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Author : Research and Education for Democracy in Tanzania Project
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 13,36 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Political planning
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Author : F. Wafula Okumu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 42,74 MB
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0429557477
Originally published in 2004. Genocide in Rwanda, massive floods of refugees and displaced people in the Horn of Africa, violent civil wars in the West African countries of Sierra Leone and Liberia - these are testimonies to the tremendous cost to grassroots communities when the authority and legitimacy of national political systems and leaders are called into question. The consolidation of democracy represents one tangible strategy to restore authority and legitimacy of political rule, providing the peace and security necessary for political enfranchisement and economic opportunity. This volume explores the factors that are crucial to the emergence of democratic political systems on the African continent, specifically focusing on Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. It highlights the political challenges facing these countries during this crucial transition period, and provides insights that are applicable to other countries engaged in this process in Africa and beyond.
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Page : 214 pages
File Size : 22,70 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Democracy
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Author : Aderomola Adeola
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 35,97 MB
Release : 2022-10-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3030740145
There is an emerging consensus that what is projected as democratic governance and justice in Africa requires a re-calibration, in particular, in relation to the constitutive demos, human rights, the realisation of commitments at various governance levels and the convergence between these ideations. The post-colonial narrative on democracy has unveiled some crevices in rule of law, political equality, political participation, political culture and freedom of the press. Aside from the fact that these notions are threatened by some existing institutional structures, these notions are increasingly being negotiated across political spaces. Evident in the prevalent narrative is an imperative for Africa to assert its place on the global scene of democratic governance and justice. However, if this will be accomplished, it is important to understand some of the issues that need to be worked through in this transition.
Author : Brendalyn P. Ambrose
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,5 MB
Release : 1995-08-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0313022275
Development was achieved in the West by capitalism and industrialization before liberal democracy was introduced as a viable form of government. Africa is grappling with the problems of underdevelopment. Yet, the West insists on liberal democracy for Africa, a form of government which has no economic and social foundations in Africa. The West now faults the African people for not being able to establish and sustain democratic institutions. Ambrose, an African development practitioner who, recently returning from the continent after three intense years of fact-finding, research, and consultation, argues that the solution to Africa's problems does not lie in externally imposed liberal institutions shored up by top-down bureaucracy that most often is ignorant, unresponsive, or outright hostile to the needs of the impoverished majority. Her investigations lead her to believe that the solution for Africa lies in a collective approach based on empowerment of the masses and economic reforms.