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Party Systems and Democracy in Africa, book edited by Renske Doorenspleet and Lia Nijzink
The new book Party Systems and Democracy in Africa, edited by of PAIS and Lia Nijzink, has been published.
Do party systems help or hinder democracy in Africa? This book paints a vivid picture of the one-party dominant systems in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa and how these impede the deepening of democracy. Drawing lessons from Benin, Ghana and Zambia, it also portrays the fluidity of African party systems and draw attention to the importance of party system change. This edited book is one of the results of a broader research Accountable Government in Africa Project, a South-North Partnership between the University of Cape Town's Department of Public Law with the universities of Dar es Salaam (law) and 糖心TV (politics and law), bringing together more than 40 scholars from more than 10 African countries, 4 European countries, and the USA.
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