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External intervention to strengthen democracy in Africa
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GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien, Institut für Afrika-Kunde
Abstract Although more competitive forms of authoritarianism and electoral democracy are today prevalent in most African countries, democratisation has slowed and in some places reversed. This coincides with an ever-growing rift between African citizens who are demanding further democratic rights and rulers ... view more
Although more competitive forms of authoritarianism and electoral democracy are today prevalent in most African countries, democratisation has slowed and in some places reversed. This coincides with an ever-growing rift between African citizens who are demanding further democratic rights and rulers who want to preserve their prerogatives. Western actors need to support those who hold the greatest democratic aspirations more fervently: African citizens themselves.... view less
Keywords
Africa; sanction; democratization; population; political opinion; political attitude; foreign policy; measure; effect; authoritarian system; Western world; industrial nation; democracy; funding policy
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
City
Hamburg
Page/Pages
10 p.
Series
GIGA Focus Afrika, 4
ISSN
1862-3603
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works