AFRICA: Why political parties hinder democratisation

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  • Party functions
  • Policy formation
  • Shaping choices
  • Selecting leaders
  • Voter mobilisation
  • Government formation
  • Legislative scrutiny
  • African parties
  • History
  • Relationship to the state
  • Class and ethnicity
  • Funding
  • Internal structures
  • Delaying democratisation
  • 'Big Man' rule
  • Conflict
  • Ethnic mobilisation
  • Militants
  • Corruption
  • Party aid
  • Objectives
  • Participants
  • Impact

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