Electoral Systems and Democratization in Southern Africa
Series: Oxford Studies in Democratization;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 28 January 1999
- ISBN 9780198295105
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages356 pages
- Size 242x162x25 mm
- Weight 647 g
- Language English
- Illustrations figures, maps, tables 0
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Short description:
This is a groundbreaking comparative study of the effect of institutional design on representation, political stability, and inter-ethnic/racial accommodation in the emerging democracies of Southern Africa. Focusing on the experiences of Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, the author presents a host of revealing conclusions that will help us to evaluate the success or failure of democratic design in other fledgling democracies.
MoreLong description:
The design of electoral systems and executive types is increasingly being recognized the key lever of constitutional engineering to be applied in the interests of political accommodation and stability in ethnically divided societies. In this groundbreaking comparative study of democratic design in Southern Africa, Andrew Reynolds finds that the decisions about how to constitute representative parliaments have wide ranging effects on the type of parties and party system that develops, the nature of executive-legislative relations, and the inclusiveness of both majority and minority interests in the process of governance. While electoral system design is the primary focus of the book, the related constitutional issues of whether to choose a presidential or parliamentary system, and whether to entrench consensual, consociational or majoritarian government are also discussed. Analysing the experiences of Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, the author presents a host of revealing conclusions that help shed light on the success or failure of democratic design in other fledgling democracies, in both Africa and beyond.
an important contribution to comparative theory, the comparative analysis of democratic institutions, and the comparative study of African politics.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Defining and Measuring the Trajectory of Democratization
Defining the Intervening and Explanatory Variables
Choosing an Electoral System
Majoritarian or Power-Sharing Government
Plurality Case Study Election Results: Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
PR Case Study Election Results: South Africa and Namibia
7Re-Running Elections under Alternative Electoral Systems
8 Cross-Country Comparisons: Legislative and Executive Inclusion
Conclusion: The Case for Democratic Optimism
