Managing Democratic Structures in Africa: The Way Forward

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dc.contributor.authorAremu, Fatai Ayinde
dc.contributor.authorIsiaq, Abdulwaheed Atanda
dc.contributor.authorAluko, Opeyemi Idowu
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T12:04:58Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T12:04:58Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe principle of democratic practice has never been alien to Africa even before the advent of colonialism. The name democratic practice presumes all manners of checks and balances. The advent of colonialism reshaped the traditional system of government (TSG), which is democratic in principle, so as to conform to the styles of colonial administration. At the demise of colonialism in Africa, the TSG powers had been reduced to mere peasantry and pedantry. Consequently, after independence, new order of government emerged which took to autocratic rule. Interestingly, the colonialist reintroduced the form of TSG back to Africa in an advanced system called Liberal Democracy. Therefore, this paper seeks to interrogate democracy in Africa and the existing institutions in the face of administrative letdown. The methodology adopted the afrobarometer database round six, 2015 to analyse the level of democracy in four selected states in Africa with selected institutions; the executive, the legislature, the judiciary and the security sector. The democratic peace theory is used to reach a conclusion regarding failed democracy or institutions. This paper recommends an institutionalised democracy with integration of the principles of Africa TSG.
dc.identifier.issn2536-7358
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/12814
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Public Administration, University of Ilorin.
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 2; No. 1
dc.subjectDemocracy
dc.subjectColonialism
dc.subjectDemocratic Peace
dc.subjectDevelopment.
dc.titleManaging Democratic Structures in Africa: The Way Forward
dc.typeArticle

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