African Political Parties Evolution, Institutionalisation and Governance

by Salih, M.A. Mohamed

• ISBN13: 9780745320373
• ISBN10: 0745320376
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-20
• Publisher: Pluto Press

Summary

The authors of this collection interrogate the political health of African political parties and evaluate the theory and practice of party functions, ideology and structure. Through fresh analysis using a variety of case studies, they question the democratic credentials of African political parties and propose new methods for achieving inclusive, broad-based representation. Themes include the evolution and institutionalisation of African political parties; the unique historical, political and social circumstances that shaped their structures and functions.Morten Boas In the governance trajectory, the authors question the relationship between African political parties and government; political parties and representation; political parties and electoral systems; and political parties and parliament. Case studies include Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and many others.

Author Biography

M. A. Mohamed Salih is Professor of Politics of Development at the Department of Political Science, University of Leiden, The Netherlands. His most recent books include African Pastoralism: Conflict Institutions and Governance (Pluto 2001) and African Democracies and African Politics (Pluto Press 2001).

Abdel Ghaffar M. Ahmed is Professor of Social Anthropology. His most recent book is African Pastoralism: Conflicts, Institutions and Government (Pluto Press 2001).

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	vii
Foreword	xii
Introduction: The Evolution of African Political Parties	1	(36)
M. A. Mohamed Salih
PART ONE: EVOLUTION
Democratic Transition and the Crises of an African Nationalist Party: UNIP, Zambia	37	(29)
Jotham C. Momba
Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM): A Revolutionary Party in Transition, Tanzania	66	(28)
Paschal B. Mihyo
When Political Parties Fail: Sudan's Democratic Conundrum	94	(21)
Abdel Ghaffar Mohamed Ahmed
Samia El Hadi El Nagar
Party Politics and Political Culture in Ethiopia	115	(33)
Kassahun Berhanu
Political Parties and Democracy in Independent Namibia	148	(21)
Tapera O. Chirawu
PART TWO: INSTITUTIONALISATION
Political Parties, Party Systems and Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa	169	(19)
Renske Doorenspleet
Power and Competition: The Institutional Context of African Multi-Party Politics	188	(19)
Oda van Cranenburgh
Political Parties and Democratic Sustainability in Ghana, 1992--2000	207	(32)
Kwame Boafo-Arthur
Sustainability of Political Parties in Kenya	239	(20)
Nick G. Wanjohi
PART THREE: GOVERNANCE
Political Parties and Governance	259	(16)
Wil Hout
Political Parties and Government	275	(18)
Petr Kopecky
Peter Mair
Political Parties and Democratic Governance in Botswana	293	(26)
Mpho G. Molomo
Multi-Party Politics and Elections in Southern Africa: Realities and Imageries	319	(29)
Denis Venter
Conclusions	348	(10)
M. A. Mohamed Salih
Contributors	358	(3)
Index	361