This book explores the effect of the judiciary on the incidence of post-election violence by political actors across Africa and within African countries. It exa

A critique of modern African 'democracies'

Explains how autocrats compete in unfair elections in Africa and highlights the strengths and weaknesses of modern authoritarianism.

The electoral process has been an integral part of the political landscape of independent Africa for more than a quarter-century and has roots going back to tra

This book provides the first comprehensive overview of the history of democracy in Africa and explains why the continent's democratic experiments have so often