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Socio-political scaffolding and the construction of change : cons titutionalism and democratic governance in Africa / edited by Kelech i A. Kalu and Peyi Soyinka-Airewele. - Trenton NJ : Africa World Press, 2009. - xiv, 407 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : on the construction of democratic change / Kelechi Ka lu and Peyi Soyinka-Airewele -- Beyond King Baabu : a renaissance visio n of governance / Wole Soyinka -- Constitutionalism and governance in A frica / John Mukum Mbaku -- Traditional institutions and governance in Africa : chiefs, constitutions and politics in Nigeria / Pita Ogaba Agb ese -- Constitutionalism in Africa : a conceptual analysis of ethnicity and politics, with lessons from Nigeria / Kelechi Kalu -- Democratizat ion and the media in Africa / Chris Ogbondah -- Women and the struggle for democracy in Kenya : a structural perspective / Theodora O. Ayot -- Electoral processes and the politics of exclusion : an analysis of mar ket women and machine politics in Nigeria / Abi Awomolo -- Towards sust ainable development in Africa : NGOs and strategic partnerships / Rober t Dibie -- Healthcare and critical social policy in the African millenn ium : the challenge of governance for human wellbeing / Margo Ramlal-Na nkoe -- State actors and the political economy of democratization in We st Africa / Sylvester Odion Akhaine -- New visions for constitutionalis m and governance in Africa : lessons from Liberia / George Klay Kieh Jr -- Democratic scaffolding for a globalizing age / Peyi Soyinka-Airewel e.

ISBN: 1592216358 (pb)

LCCN: 2008-009623

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Democratization--Africa.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Africa-- Politics and government-- 1960-
Africa-- Economic conditions-- 1960-

Dewey Class. No.: 320.96