Roll-Back
Cameroon's democratic train appears to be moving in the opposite direction following a brief spell of euphoria that heralded the re-introduction of political pluralism in 1990. What was believed by many observers to be a revolution that was going to usher in a system of governance on the found...
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| author | Oben Timothy Mbuagbo Robert Mbe Akoko |
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Cameroon's democratic train appears to be moving in the opposite direction following a brief spell of euphoria that heralded the re-introduction of political pluralism in 1990. What was believed by many observers to be a revolution that was going to usher in a system of governance on the foundation of Social Justice is petering out. Rather, the country is mired in generalized poverty, social discord, and a return to the political high-handedness characteristic of the post-independence monolithic political period. Several reasons, including efforts by anti-democratic forces to regain the political and economic privileges associated with autocratic rule, have been adduced for this policy roll-back. This paper uses a historical and analytic framework to discuss some reasons for this democratic hold-up in Cameroon's political and social transition within the broad and ongoing democratization process in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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| spelling | doaj.art-69b4937d2d65451a9a2dd03bcc02214d2023-09-03T10:24:21ZengNordic Africa Research NetworkNordic Journal of African Studies1459-94652004-03-0113110.53228/njas.v13i1.303Roll-BackOben Timothy Mbuagbo0Robert Mbe Akoko1University of Buea, CameroonUniversity of Buea, Cameroon Cameroon's democratic train appears to be moving in the opposite direction following a brief spell of euphoria that heralded the re-introduction of political pluralism in 1990. What was believed by many observers to be a revolution that was going to usher in a system of governance on the foundation of Social Justice is petering out. Rather, the country is mired in generalized poverty, social discord, and a return to the political high-handedness characteristic of the post-independence monolithic political period. Several reasons, including efforts by anti-democratic forces to regain the political and economic privileges associated with autocratic rule, have been adduced for this policy roll-back. This paper uses a historical and analytic framework to discuss some reasons for this democratic hold-up in Cameroon's political and social transition within the broad and ongoing democratization process in Sub-Saharan Africa. https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/303Cameroondemocratizationsocialfragmentation |
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| title | Roll-Back |
| title_full | Roll-Back |
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| topic | Cameroon democratization social fragmentation |
| url | https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/303 |
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