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The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance: Trends, Challenges and Perspectives

Die African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance: Trends, Herausforderungen und Perspektiven
[journal article]

Wiebusch, Micha
Aniekwe, Chika Charles
Oette, Lutz
Vandeginste, Stef

Abstract

This introduction to the Special Focus argues that more thorough and nuanced understandings of the past accomplishments and failures of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG) are needed. The article contends that detailed accounts focusing on the practices of diverse act... view more

This introduction to the Special Focus argues that more thorough and nuanced understandings of the past accomplishments and failures of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG) are needed. The article contends that detailed accounts focusing on the practices of diverse actors and institutions within the ACDEG's multi-level governance framework and their - sometimes - frictional relations are necessary to develop appropriate future policy governing continental encounters with democratic governance. The paper introduces the different articles of the Special Focus which all address the fundamental question of how the implementation and impact of the ACDEG influence the African democratic governance landscape. Based on their analysis of key norms, actors, and processes, the inquiries in this Special Focus set out distinct directions for further empirical research and theorising about the ACDEG.... view less


Ein differenziertes Verständnis der Errungenschaften und Misserfolge der African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governanc (ACDEG) ist mehr als zehn Jahre nach ihrer Verabschiedung erforderlich. Diese Einleitung zum Special Focus über die ACDEG plädiert für eine detaillierte Auseinandersetzung m... view more

Ein differenziertes Verständnis der Errungenschaften und Misserfolge der African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governanc (ACDEG) ist mehr als zehn Jahre nach ihrer Verabschiedung erforderlich. Diese Einleitung zum Special Focus über die ACDEG plädiert für eine detaillierte Auseinandersetzung mit der Praxis von verschiedenen Akteuren und Institutionen im Rahmen der Multi-Level Governance und ihrer nicht immer spannungsfreien Beziehungen um eine angemessene zukünftige Politik für die Förderung demokratischer Regierungsführung auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent zu entwickeln. Sie umreißt die Beiträge des Special Focus, die allesamt die fundamentale Frage behandeln, wie sich Umsetzung und Auswirkungen der ACDEG auf die Entwicklung demokratischer Prozesse in Afrika auswirken. Die Beiträge zeigen anhand der Analyse zentraler Normen, Akteure und Prozesse, neue Perspektiven für weitergehende empirische Forschung und Theorienbildung zur ACDEG auf.... view less

Keywords
policy implementation; African Union; democratization; multi-level-governance; cooperation

Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy

Free Keywords
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance; African Governance Architecture (AGA); treaty compliance; enforcement and implementation

Document language
English

Publication Year
2019

Page/Pages
p. 95-105

Journal
Africa Spectrum, 54 (2019) 2

ISSN
1868-6869

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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