Election Observation and Democratization in Africa
Contributors: Jon Abbink (Editor); Gerti Hesseling (Editor)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: January 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780312223946
Subjects: Elections & referenda; Political structures: democracy; Politics & government; Elections And Voting; History; Politics / Current Events; History: World; Africa; Government - Comparative; Political Ideologies - Democracy; Political Process - Elections; Political Science / Elections; Political Science-Government - Comparative; Political Science-Political Ideologies - Democracy; Africa - General; Africa, Sub-Saharan; Democratization; Election monitoring; Elections
Description: "This book offers an authoritative study of election observation in Africa and its relation with democratization processes. Election observation is a hotly debated issue in contemporary international relations and in political science.

It is seen by donor-countries and the international community as a means to enhance democratization, but has been controversial with regard to the 'mandates' of the observers, the cases of its misappropriation by authoritarian governments and its masking of other donor-country interests. The book addresses fundamental issues of elections and democratization in Africa, evaluation policies and implementation, as well as the historical backgrounds."--BOOK JACKET.