Traditional Governance Influence on Democracy in Africa

<p>The spread of democracy in the global community has been rampant since the end of World War II. On the continent of Africa, as a collective of countries are recent newcomers as sovereign states to this governmental practice. The purpose of this thesis is to explore the political development of African countries since the end of colonialism and the systems of government that countries are practicing since independence. Alongside the current system of government, there is a need to analysis the connections between pre-colonial institutions whether or not if they are complimentary or antithetical to democracy in African countries. Lastly, to examine the benefits that comes with having a democratic government in Africa.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of International Affairs (M.I.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

International Relations

Year dc:date.available

2015

Author dc:creator

• Afful, Kofi

Contributors dc:contributor

• Nicholas Smith
• Jeffrey Kucik

• Democracy
• governance
• Africa
• International Relations

Repository record dc:identifier

https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cc_etds_theses/591

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:academicworks.cuny.edu:cc_etds_theses-1591