Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000-2025

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A Political Historical Reassessment

Professor Corrado Tornimbeni, Professor Timothy Scarnecchia (Customer), Professor Corrado Tornimbeni , Professor Timothy Scarnecchia (Customer)

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English

James Currey
24 March 2026

Development studies; Fascism & Nazism; Elections & referenda; Political structures: democracy; Central government

Series: African Issues

Is democracy surviving in Africa? Despite the continuance of multiparty elections, in the face of unmet expectations for greater freedom, social justice, and inclusive development, an increasing authoritarianism is spreading across the continent.

Although most African states continue to use some form of multiparty elections according to the formal rules of liberal democracy, the reality is that people's expectations for greater freedom, social justice, and inclusive development have not been met. The result is a growing number of African states where power relations are increasingly authoritarian - a trend seen in the West as well.

Bringing together contributors from Africa, Europe, and North America, this volume seeks to analyze democracy in sub-Saharan Africa beyond the mere examination of the elements that determine its impasse, the political factors that hinder the proper functioning of democratic institutions or even the models through which a country's level of democratic status is ""indexed."" Instead, the goal is to address current states of ""democracy"" in Africa within a larger, global history.

Given the post-colonial histories of most African nations, the current demise of democratic governments on the continent cannot be interpreted as a new phenomenon without precedent. The volume presents a longer-view perspective to explain more specifically how history can explain the current crises in democracy and development, exploring how negotiations between external and internal interests have always contested their meanings in Africa, and arguing that these struggles continue to create new conditions for new democratic spaces.

Contributions by: Professor Corrado Tornimbeni, Professor Timothy Scarnecchia (Customer), Professor Arrigo Pallotti
Edited by: Professor Corrado Tornimbeni, Professor Timothy Scarnecchia (Customer)
Imprint: James Currey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9781847014290
ISBN 10: 1847014291
Series: African Issues
Pages: 314
Publication Date: 24 March 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

CORRADO TORNIMBENI is Professor of African History and Institutions at the Department of Political and Social Sciences of the University of Bologna, Italy. TIMOTHY SCARNECCHIA is Professor of History at Kent State University, USA. CORRADO TORNIMBENI is Professor of African History and Institutions at the Department of Political and Social Sciences of the University of Bologna, Italy. TIMOTHY SCARNECCHIA is Professor of History at Kent State University, USA. V. Adefemi Isumonah is a Professor of Political Science and former Head of Department, University of Ibadan. He is co-author of Confronting Islamist Terrorism in Africa: The Cases of Nigeria and Kenya and Federal Presence in Nigeria: The Sung and Unsung Basis for Ethnic Grievance.