Reconstructing the Authoritarian State in Africa - 9781138289543

Taylor & Francis

Reconstructing the Authoritarian State in AfricaAuthor(s): George Kieh, Jr., Pita Agbese\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138289543, 978-1138289543\nSynopsis\nThis work seeks to examine the nature and dynamics of authoritarianism in Africa and to suggest ways in which the states covered in the book can be democratically reconstituted. \n\nIn 1990, a wave of euphoria greeted the \""third wave of democratization\"" that swept across the African Continent. The repression-wearied subalterns were hopeful that the \""third wave\"" would have set into motion the process of democratically reconstituting the authoritarian state on the continent. More than two decades thereafter, although some progress has been made, by and large, the authoritarian state remains the dominant construct in the region. Even in some of the countries in which democratic transitions have taken place, the process of democratic consolidation remains .