Titlebook: Democratization and Competitive Authoritarianism in Africa; Matthijs Bogaards,Sebastian Elischer Book 2016 Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden G

賞心悅目

Leverage and linkage: how regionalism shapes regime dynamics in Africa,degrees of leverage vis-à-vis member states, which partly explain the regional patterns of regime dynamics. In the African context regional linkage is important in explaining how leverage is used by regional organisations and hegemons.

Jingoism

From party dominance to competitive authoritarianism? South Africa versus Zimbabwe,the ANC’s organisational ways and character emulate those of ZANU-PF, it is constrained as a ruling party by South Africa’s stronger linkage to the West and remaining Western leverage over South Africa in spite of the rising influence of Russia and China.