Cultural Capital and Prospects for Democracy in Botswana and Ethiopia

Author:   Asafa Jalata (University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367786373


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   31 March 2021
Format:   Paperback
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This book focuses on and examines the impact of cultural capital, political economy, social movements, and political consciousness on the potential development of substantive democracy in Botswana and Ethiopia. While explaining the challenges, obstacles, and opportunities for the development of democracy, Cultural Capital and Prospects for Democracy in Botswana and Ethiopia engages in defining democracy as a contested, open, and expanding concept through a comparative and historical examination. The book’s analysis employs interdisciplinary, multidimensional, comparative methods and critical approaches to examine the dynamic interplay among social structures, human agencies, cultural factors, and social movements. This comparative and historical study has required an examination of critical social history that looks at societal issues from the bottom up: specifically critical discourse and the particular world system approach, which deal with long-term and large-scale social changes. Cultural Capital and Prospects for Democracy in Botswana and Ethiopia will be of interest to scholars and students of African politics, political theory, and democratization.

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Author:   Asafa Jalata (University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367786373


ISBN 10:   0367786370
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   31 March 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. The Contested and Expanding Meaning of Democracy 3. Social Movements and Egalitarian Democracy in Global Perspectives 4. Botswana: Cultural Capital, Colonial Legacy, and the Deficits of Democracy 5. Ethiopia: The Impacts of Authoritarianism, Colonialism, and Violence on the Development of Democracy 6. Precolonial Political Culture and Institutions in Botswana 7. Oromia: The Qerroo/Qarree Peaceful Movement for National Self-Determination and Democracy 8. Conclusion: Cultural Capital, Movements, and Transition to Democracy in Botswana, Oromia, and Ethiopia

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Asafa Jalata is Professor of Sociology and Global and Africana Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.

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