Investigating Intra-party Democracy in Lesotho
Author : Fako Johnson Likoti
Publisher : Electoral Institute of Southern Africa
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 11,70 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Democracy
ISBN :
Coalition Politics in Lesotho
Author : Hoolo 'Nyane
Publisher : African Sun Media
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 25,34 MB
Release : 2021-12-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1991201699
Book Description
Ever since independence from Britain in 1966, Lesotho has been an experimental laboratory of various governance models. The country has experienced multi-party models, plain dictatorships, one-party dominated models, military juntas and, recently, coalition governments. The advent of coalition politics since 2012 has brought a paradigmatic shift in the entire socio-political landscape in the country. This era has, hitherto, largely remained under-studied. Coalition Politics in Lesotho is the first book-long study specifically dedicated to this significant era in the country’s history. Edited by the two leading politico-legal scholars on Lesotho, the book is a multi-disciplinary study of the implications of coalitions for governance and development.
Insights and Explorations in Democracy, Political Unrest, and Propaganda in Elections
Author : Aluko, Opeyemi Idowu
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 15,40 MB
Release : 2023-07-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1668486318
Book Description
Democracy is a very important system of government found all over the world. A cardinal principle of democracy is periodic elections. Elections have various forms of propaganda at different levels, whether for unity, division, continuity, or another purpose. It is essential to research further into the developments in propaganda and political unrest so that global democracies may ensure credible elections and smooth governmental processes. Insights and Explorations in Democracy, Political Unrest, and Propaganda in Elections investigates how democratic governments can ensure credible elections in a peaceful atmosphere and an atmosphere of political unrest amidst various propagandas. The book assesses whether democratic peace is expected in all democracies despite the free occurrence of political unrest across many democratic societies in Europe, America, Asia, and Africa. Covering topics such as democratic accountability, political leadership, and youth marginalization, this premier reference source is an essential resource for government officials, public policy brokers, politicians, students and educators of higher education, researchers, and academicians.
Creating a South African Sub-Regional Conflict Transformation Model
Author : Noluthando Phungula
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 23,16 MB
Release : 2024-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1527563804
Book Description
This book contributes to the current academic debate and scholarly research on conflict transformation in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) sub-region. It will serve as a guide on how conflict recurrences can best be tackled in the sub-region, and seeks to improve the transformation process of conflict and peace-building in the Kingdom in the Sky and in the sub-region at large. The book will shed light on the road ahead for the SADC and its role in transforming conflict into positive peace and peace-building, and will contribute to discussions on the necessity of a conflict transformation model as a key tool in efforts to transform the state of recurring intrastate conflict in Lesotho. Thus, this book will also enhance the literature and discourse on sub-regional organisations and their path towards conflict transformation on the African continent.
One-party Dominance in African Democracies
Author : Renske Doorenspleet
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Pub
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 26,85 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781588268693
Book Description
Is the dominance of one political party a problem in an emerging democracy, or simply an expression of the will of the people? Why has one-party dominance endured in some African democracies and not in others? What are the mechanisms behind the varying party-system trajectories? Considering these questions, the authors of this collaborative work use a rigorous comparative research design and rich case material to greatly enhance our understanding of one of the key issues confronting emerging democracies in sub-Saharan Africa.
Interrogating Challenges for Intra-party Democracy in Southern Africa
Author : K. T. Matlosa
Publisher :
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 46,65 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Africa, Southern
ISBN :
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Electoral System Design
Author : Andrew Reynolds
Publisher : Stockholm : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 36,84 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
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Democracy in Africa
Author : Nic Cheeseman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 19,45 MB
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1316239489
Book Description
This book provides the first comprehensive overview of the history of democracy in Africa and explains why the continent's democratic experiments have so often failed, as well as how they could succeed. Nic Cheeseman grapples with some of the most important questions facing Africa and democracy today, including whether international actors should try and promote democracy abroad, how to design political systems that manage ethnic diversity, and why democratic governments often make bad policy decisions. Beginning in the colonial period with the introduction of multi-party elections and ending in 2013 with the collapse of democracy in Mali and South Sudan, the book describes the rise of authoritarian states in the 1970s; the attempts of trade unions and some religious groups to check the abuse of power in the 1980s; the remarkable return of multiparty politics in the 1990s; and finally, the tragic tendency for elections to exacerbate corruption and violence.
Parliament and Democracy in the Twenty-first Century
Author : David Beetham
Publisher : Inter-Parliamentary Union
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 22,79 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 9291423661
Book Description
Political Parties in Africa Through a Gender Lens
Author : Rumbidzai A. Kandawasvika-Nhundu
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,50 MB
Release : 2014-03
Category : Africa
ISBN : 9789187729058
Book Description
One of the persistent democratic deficits throughout the world is women’s lack of influence in politics. In relation to political parties in particular, the voice of women in decision-making remains insufficient, and, in some cases, is nonexistent. This report is based on the findings of a two-year project implemented by International IDEA, aimed at analyzing the commitments of political parties to gender equality in 33 countries in Africa. One of the key findings from this research is that, although political parties’ constitutions and manifestos contain general gender equality commitments, their utility is limited by the lack of concrete measures to ensure that commitments are translated into effective actions and outcomes.
