Constitution-making and democratisation in Africa
By: edited by Goran Hyden and Denis Venter.
Contributors: Hydén, Göran, 1938-; Venter, Denis.
Series: African century publications series ;; no. 6
Publisher: Africa Institute of South Africa
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Pretoria, South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Constitutional history -- Africa.; Constitutional history -- Ethiopia.; Constitutional history -- Uganda.; Constitutional history -- South Africa.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
From a workshop on constitution-making in Africa, based on the case studies of Ethiopia, Uganda, and South Africa, held in Pretoria in May 1997. The chapters in this volume are based on the revised workshop papers, a summary and synthesis of each country segment, and a specially written introduction and conclusion.
"First published in December 2001"--T.p. verso.
Table of contents: title: Constitution-making in Africa : political and theoretical challenges -- Goran Hyden and Denis Venter; title: Principal actors in the South African constitution-making process -- Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile; title: Main actors in the constitution-making process in Uganda -- John Waliggo; title: Protagonists in constitution-making in Ethiopia -- Andreas Eshete; title: Principal actors in constitution-making -- Eva Jhala; title: Special features and mechanisms in negotiating the South African Constitution -- Fink Haysom; title: Managing the constitution-making process in Uganda -- James Wapakhabulo; title: Making of the Ethiopian Constitution -- Kifle Wodajo; title: Principal mechanisms of constitution-making -- Willy Mutunga; title: Public participation process in South Africa -- Hassen Ebrahim; title: Legitimisation of the constitution-making process in Uganda -- George Mugwanya; title: Public participation in constitution-making -- Frances Biggs; title: Dialectical process of constitution-making in Eritrea -- Bereket Habte Selassie; title: Constitution-making and democratisation in Africa -- Goran Hyden.