State Building and Democratization in Africa: Faith, Hope, and Realities

by Cyril K. Daddieh and Kidane Mengisteab

State building and democratization in Africa rarely attract the attention they deserve. Few have grappled with the relationship between state building (nation-building) and democratic experiments in Africa. This collection consciously corrects this shortcoming in African political studies. Among the issues raised: Does democracy facilitate state building or does it exacerbate ethnic conflicts? Are certain modalities of democratization more likely...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275963535
• ISBN13: 9780275963538
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"