{"product_id":"the-feasibility-of-democracy-in-africa-9782869780828","title":"The Feasibility of Democracy in Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Luc Sindjoun | Claude Ake\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Codesria\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Codesria\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political Process - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIssues dealt with in this study of democracy in Africa, include underdevelopment and economic marginality, ethnic consciousness and the nature of political power in Africa. A true African democracy, Ake argues, is both a second independence and a deep need for self- realisation. The late distinguished scholar outlines, in a sweeping continental survey, how the democratic commitment has transformed Africa's legacy of dictatorship, military regimes and single-party rule. He also demonstrates how cleverly conservative autocrats have spoken the democratic message and subverted its promise. The danger of trivialising democracy into successive multi-party elections is now very real, and the books spells out the hazards facing nascent democratic movements.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Codesria","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47613663608983,"sku":"9782869780828","price":4465.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9782869780828.webp?v=1775086952","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-feasibility-of-democracy-in-africa-9782869780828","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}