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Cooperative Collegial Democracy for Africa and Multi-ethnic Societies

Democracy without Tears

by Emefiena Ezeani (Author)
©2013 Monographs XII, 203 Pages
Series: Africa in Development, Volume 13

Summary

It is no longer a matter of debate to state that the practice of ‘democracy’ in different African nations is almost always experienced through violence or something near to it. The principal question addressed by this work is, ‘Why are many African countries finding it difficult to practise democracy without «tears»?’ Though this unique work recognises a number of factors as contributing to the pitiable democratic experience of many African states, the liberal party model of democracy is identified as a major political obstacle which not only impedes democratisation, but also fails to address significant national questions in plural societies. Instead of acting as an attenuating force, the liberal party system tends to intensify the negative roles of other dependent socio-political variables in instituting and consolidating democracy in multi-ethnic societies. In light of this, this work recommends a cooperative, instead of a competitive method of government formation – a ‘Cooperative Collegial Democracy’ – for African societies and any multi-ethnic society. This is a party-less, peaceful and overtly fair political system which is imbued with the qualities needed to resolve national questions and which constrains the incompetent and corrupt from emerging as political leaders, thus ensuring competent leadership and establishing functional and non-destabilising democracies in African or other multi-ethnic states.

Details

Pages
XII, 203
Year
2013
ISBN (PDF)
9783035304015
ISBN (Softcover)
9783034308274
DOI
10.3726/978-3-0353-0401-5
Language
English
Publication date
2012 (October)
Keywords
violence government leadership
Published
Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, 2013. XII, 203 pp., 3 b/w ill., num. tables and graphs

Biographical notes

Emefiena Ezeani (Author)

Emefiena Ezeani is an educationist, researcher, writer and political analyst. He has a keen interest in African affairs, international relations, social justice and biodiversity, and devotes much time to the cause of promoting endangered languages. For him, politics, education and religion are the three primary factors that shape any society, a conviction that led him to do his two doctoral degrees in the fields of education and political science. His other and most recent works are A Philosophy of Education for African Nations and In Biafra Africa Died.

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