TY - BOOK AU - Gordon,David F. AU - Graham,Carol AU - Hutchful,Eboe AU - Lewis,Peter M. AU - Ottaway,Marina AU - Schatzberg,Michael G. AU - Simpson,Daniel AU - Walle,Nicolas van de AU - Widner,Jennifer A. TI - Democracy in Africa: The Hard Road Ahead T2 - SAIS African Studies Library SN - 9781685856151 PY - 2022///] CY - Boulder : PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers, KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; 1 From Political Opening to Democratization? --; 2 Economic Reform and the Consolidation of Democracy in Africa --; 3 Militarism and Problems of Democratic Transition --; 4 Political Parties and Civil Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa --; 5 Democracy, Adjustment, and Poverty Reduction in Africa: Conflicting Objectives? --; 6 Highjacking Change: Zaire’s “Transition” in Comparative Perspective --; 7 Civil Society, Political Society, and Democratic Failure in Nigeria --; 8 On Promoting Democracy in Africa: The International Dimension --; Afterword: The Best Hope for Now --; About the Contributors --; Index --; About the Book; restricted access N2 - The authors explore the processes of democratization in Africa, challenging assumptions and raising the difficult issues that must be addressed before democracy can become a reality UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685856151 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781685856151 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781685856151/original ER -