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The Democratization Process and Popular Participation in Africa: Emerging Realities and the Challenges Ahead

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Many observers have judged the recent wave of democratization in Africa as an unstoppable process and have overemphasized the role of external factors in inducing this change. This article argues that the quality of change has been fragile and defective in many respects, and draws attention to the susceptibility of the process of democratic transition to reversals. It goes on to underscore the importance of internal forces in bringing about change and in ensuring the sustainability of democracy in Africa. The tasks that lie ahead for civil society in Africa and the role of the international community and political conditionality of aid in this context are then debated.

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  • Sadig Rasheed, 1995. "The Democratization Process and Popular Participation in Africa: Emerging Realities and the Challenges Ahead," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 26(2), pages 333-354, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:devchg:v:26:y:1995:i:2:p:333-354
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.1995.tb00555.x
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