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050 10 $aJQ3389.A91$bW55 2010
082 00 $a320.96623$222
100 1 $aWing, Susanna D.
240 10 $aConstructing democracy in transitioning societies of Africa
245 10 $aConstructing democracy in Africa :$bMali in transition /$cSusanna D. Wing.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$cc2008 (2010 printing)
300 $axv, 245 p. ;$c22 cm.
500 $aOriginally published: Constructing democracy in transitioning societies of Africa. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [213]-231) and index.
520 $a"Forty-one different African states have adopted over fifty-seven new constitutions since 1989; yet few of these have become foundations for democracy. Failed transitions, subsequent instability, and violent conflict make it clear that democracy cannot simply be constructed by holding elections and implementing new constitutions. Unlike other attempts to explain both the frequent failures and the success stories of African constitutionalism by focusing on constitutional outcomes, Wing's study examines the process by which constitutions and democratic institutions are constructed. Based on extensive field work in Mali, this book explores how innovative constitutional dialogues involving participation, negotiation, and recognition of groups previously excluded from political decision-making may be the key to a legitimate constitution"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"Based on extensive field work in Mali, this book explores the process by which constitutions and democratic institutions are constructed. Wing focuses on how innovative constitutional dialogues involving participation, negotiation, and recognition of groups previously excluded from political decision-making may be the key to a legitimate constitution"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aPolitical participation$zMali.
650 0 $aDemocratization$zMali.
650 0 $aDemocracy$zMali.
650 0 $aConstitutional history$zMali.