Elections in Independent Africa

by Fred M. Hayward (Editor)

Overview

This book examines elections in eight African states: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Zaire. It illustrates the varied meanings and implications of elections in independent Africa and discusses the role and impact of elections.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367158682
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/19/2021
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.81(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Fred M. Hayward

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Perspectives on Twenty-Five Years of Elections in Sierra Leone 3. The Anomalies of Continuity: Perspectives on Ghanaian Elections Since Independence 4. Elections and Democracy in Nigeria 5. Elections in Botswana: Institutionalization of a New System of Legitimacy 6. Single-Party Competitive Elections in Tanzania 7. Elections in Zaire: The Shadows of Democracy 8. The Electoral Process and Peasant-State Relations in Kenya 9. Persistence and Change in Senegalese Electoral Processes 10. Conclusions