achievements of democracy and the rule of law were able to be secured for the time being, due in large part to the country's strong …

Barrington Moore's famous line 'no bourgeoisie, no democracy' is one of the most quoted claims in political science …. But has the rise of the African middle class promoted democratic consolidation? This paper uses the case of Kenya to …

qualities. In doing so, we do not simply assess whether, how and to what extent qualities of democracy in East Africa are … qualities of democracy, we find that while the frequency of change has a beneficial impact on the qualities of democracy, the …

Current debates on democratization are overshadowed by the possible retreat of democracy and causes for the democratic … backslide worldwide. This paper seeks to shed some light on these issues in the African context. Is democracy on a retreat in … the region? It seeks to assess the general trends of democracy and its major challenges in Africa. First, I draw a picture …