Election observation and democratization in Africa / edited by Jon Abbink and Gerti Hesseling.
2000
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Election observation and democratization in Africa / edited by Jon Abbink and Gerti Hesseling.
Published
Houndmills [England] : Macmillan Press ; New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.
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JQ1879.A5 E42 2000
ISBN
0333763084
0312223943
0312223943
Description
xiv, 324 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)43880602
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Contributors
Preface / G. Hesseling
Introduction: Rethinking Democratization and Election Observation / J. Abbink
1
Pt. I
the Context of Elections in Africa
1Democratization in Africa: the Role of Election Observation / O. van Cranenburgh
21
2Elections in Africa in Historical Context / S. Ellis
37
3Stability or Democracy: on the Role of Monitors, Media and Miracles / I. van Kessel
50
4Elections and Civil Strife: Some Implications for International Election Observation / B. de Gaay Fortman
76
Pt. II
Case Studies
5African Multi-partyism and the Quest for Democratic Alternatives: Ugandan Elections Past and Present / M. Doornbos
99
6Of Ethnicity, Manipulation and Observation: the 1992 and 1997 Elections in Kenya / D. Foeken T. Dietz
122
7The Organization and Observation of Elections in Federal Ethiopia: Retrospect and Prospect / J. Abbink
150
8Secret Worlds, Democratization and Election Observation in Malawi / R. van Dijk
180
9The 1996-7 Elections in Chad: the Role of the International Observers / R. Buijtenhuijs
211
10Elections in Mali (1992-7): Civil Society Confronted with the Rules of Democracy / M.-F. Lange
228
Pt. III
New Perspectives? Policy Issues and Electoral Observation in Africa
11International Election Observation: a Discussion on Policy and Practice / W. van Binsbergen J. Abbink
257
12Election Observation: Policies of the Netherlands Government 1992-7 / O. van Cranenburgh
277
13The Kenyan General Elections of 1997: Implementing a New Model for International Election Observation in Africa / M. Rutten
295
Index
321