Cultural Capital and Prospects for Democracy in Botswana and Ethiopia

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.

Autorentext

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

Inhalt

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