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Esperienze politiche africane. La federazione del Mali
In: La persona e la comunità nella problematica del potere politico 12
Partiti politici e sistemi di partito in Africa. Temi e prospettive di ricerca
In: Italian Political Science Review: Rivista italiana di scienza politica, Band 36, Heft 1, S. 57-86
ISSN: 0048-8402
The democratic reforms introduced in many sub-Saharan African countries during the 1990s involved the restoration of multipartism. The re-emergence of party politics spurred a number of analyses of the continent's new parties & party systems, largely based on theories & concepts derived from the study of advanced democracies. The article reviews & critically examines recent works on Africa's parties & party systems by presenting the dominant themes & issues & by investigating the utility of Western-derived models for the analysis of new multiparty regimes. In spite of a quantitative increase & a qualitative improvement in the study of Africa's parties & party systems, the latter still suffers a scarcity of empirical & theoretical investigations. At the same time, the use of political science tools for the study of party politics south of the Sahara is part of a broader positive trend towards a better integration of the analysis of African politics with that of politics in other world areas. Tables, Appendixes, References. Adapted from the source document.
Terzo mondo addio: la conferenza afro-asiatica di Bandung in una prospettiva storica
In: Asia major
In: Nuova serie 1
Molti cleavages, un solo vote motive. Il caso del voto coloured nel SudAfrica post-Apartheid
In: Italian Political Science Review: Rivista italiana di scienza politica, Band 33, Heft 1, S. 71-112
ISSN: 0048-8402
The article analyzes the debate on "racial" or "ethnic voting" in postapartheid South Africa, looking at its implications for democratic theory. A critical review is offered of "sociological" (culture- & class-based) as well as "psychological" & political communication explanations for the unexpected tendency of the 'coloured' voters in the Cape area to "betray" the African National Congress & line up with the white electorate after 1993. An alternative explanation is also offered that seeks to combine elements from the theory of cleavages, class voting theory, & the Downsian theory of elections. It is based on the application of some recent developments of European & American rational choice sociology to the genesis of voting preferences, as well as on the concept of language repertoire & central place theory. Finally, some possible adjustments to the liberal democratic model in contexts marked by economic, language, culture, & geographic differentials are recommended from within the theoretical framework of the neo-contractarian views of democracy. 8 Tables, 2 Figures, 72 References. Adapted from the source document.