Global challenges in democratic local governance of the African states

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Local governments in many parts of Africa are yet to be fully accepted as important levels of government (by political actors at the central and sub-central levels). This gives rise to the contradictory scenario whereby such political actors at the central and sub-central levels remain the apostles of centralization on one hand and exponents of democracy as a model of national government on the other hand. Nigeria is the most populous African country. And this marginalization of the local government in the democratic process is prevalent in Nigeria. Invariably, the pervasive effect of this condition, as it negatively affects the availability of dividends of democracy to the African citizen, is worrisome. In the meantime, the continent of Europe is perceived in the study as having possibly taken local government understanding to a model level of local self-governance, through its European Charter of Local Self-Government. Europe is thus, seen in this study as a region in the lead in situating the local government paradigm, within its proper democratic context. The theoretical framework of deliberative democracy is adopted in the study to engage African states to embrace local self-governance as a critical component of democratization.

Object Details

• ISSN: 2300-2697
• Extent: Seite(n): 33-39
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences(71)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Politikwissenschaft ; politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur ; Zentralisierung ; Demokratie ; Regierung ; Europa ; Akzeptanz ; politischer Akteur ; Demokratisierung ; Selbstverwaltung ; Afrika

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Agu, Sylvia Uchenna ; Okeke, Remi Chukwudi
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Schweiz
• (when): 2016

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILSHS.71.33
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST