Democracy and Africanness [electronic resource] : Contemporary Issues in Africa's Democratization and Governance / edited by Hannah Muzee, Tata Emmanuel Sunjo, Andrew Osehi Enaifoghe.

1. The 1995 Constitution as a Tool for Dictatorship in Uganda: An African Dilemma of Constitutionalism -- 2. Public participation in African indigenous governance systems: Evidence from Pre-colonial Rwanda -- 3. Democracy in Africa: Misrepresented or Tailored -- 4. A Consensual Democracy and the African Traditional Society: Promoting Africanness -- 5. Democratic Transformation in Mali Republic since 1991 -- 6. From Ubuntu to Makwerekwere: Reinvigorating Belonging in Democratic South Africa -- 7. Conflicts Governance in Africa: Perspectives from the North-Western Highland Rangelands of Cameroon -- 8. Social Media Threats and the Anglophone Crisis: An Interpretation of the Cameroonian Criminal Law Response -- 9. "Speak to be heard": Women and deliberative democracy in the Ugandan Parliament -- 10. Norm Entrepreneurs or Norm Takers? African and Western Election Observer Missions' Agency in Determining the Credibility of Zimbabwe's Elections -- 11. Elections and Domestic Peace in Africa: Assessing peace opportunities in Uganda's 2021 Presidential Election -- 12. Impact of Election Boycotts on the Democratic Process in Cameroon: A Philosophical Appraisal -- 13. Art as a Social Process and Form of Democratic Practices in Uganda -- 14. Democratisation Processes amidst Cultural Diversity in Uganda.

This book examines the governance and democratization process in Africa, its history, trends, and prospects. Written by a diverse panel of experts, the book provides an intersectional and interdisciplinary analysis of Africa's democratic environment. Chapters cover topics such as the evolution of democracy in Africa, electoral politics, gender, activism, human rights, and cultural diversity. Critically assessing the fit of democracy for African countries and offering strategies for the Africanization of democracy, this volume will be important for researchers and students interested in African politics, postcolonial theory, democracy, and governance. .