GOVERNANCE, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE "NEW" AFRICA PIA 2574 A Structured Discussion

Discussion What have you been Reading? What Should your colleagues read? Logistics?

Corny but…

The Primacy of the African Nation-State- How sovereign a. Impact of trans-national actors b. Issue of micro-states c. Rational Actor model- public or social choice theory

Swaziland; 6,000 square miles Population, 1.1 million

The Primacy of the African Nation-State- How sovereign d. Collective choice is it non-rational? Is it more than an aggregate of individuals? e. The role of international regimes- UN, World Bank, IMF, etc. New International Order (NIO)

Targeting Economic Groups

Democracy: What is it? Democracy and: 1. Governance 2. Local Government 3. Civil Society

Types of Democracy Direct Democracy Indirect Democracy Pluralism vs. Polyarchy Civil Society Cooperative Movement

Review: James Madison and Democracy: The problem with majorities Tyranny Factions

Direct Democracy vs. Representative Democracy Populism vs. Minority rights Shifting majorities Problem with Plebiscites Guinea 1958 “No” Vote

Definitions of Democracy in Africa The First Issue: Opposition vs. Consensus The Second Issue: “A Chief is a Chief by the People”

Ashante, Ghana

Definitions of Democracy: Review Presidential Systems- Separation of Powers Parliamentary systems- Representation and Fusion Traditional Africa- Consensus and hierarchy

South Africa’s Parliament

Defining Democracy Village democracy and talking things out Ubuntu, Ujamaa and Humanism How Collective, How Market Friendly

THE INSTITUTIONAL STATE What is the "Institutional State?“ Why is it important?

The Institutional State: Civil Society Institutionalized Norms Stable Government

The Institutional State: Permanent Government: The Administrative apparatus Goal: Muted Cultural Differences Defining Bureaucracy- the permanent government

The Institutional State: The Reality Breakdown of Governance Bureaucracy and Corruption Military Coups

The Institutional State: The Reality Self Serving Bureaucrats Bureaucratic Elites Civil War-Violence: Inter-state Conflict and African Development

Governance and Sovereignty- Rules of the Game politics: Zero/sum vs. sum/sum politics "Splintering"- the break up of states- centrifugal forces Interest Group Liberalism-how real? Civil Society as organizational, not individual, or the mass.

Congo Wars Who are they? Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda Génocidaires?

Governance and Sovereignty- The need for apathy? Constitutional vs. social stability Institutional structures and Checks and balances:

Traditional Society: Forms of Traditional Influence in Local Government Grass Roots- traditional governance mechanisms governance in sub- Saharan Africa The Answer or the Problem?

Traditional Influence-Review 1. Full Meeting (Town Hall style)- Direct Democracy 2. Pure Form- Traditional Councils (Appointed) 3. Partial- Half Elected/Half Traditional 4. Technical- deconcentrated. Department heads and Traditional (No Elections

African Justice?

Traditional Influence 5. Specialized- Judicial Function 6. Specialized Partial- Land Board (2 Trad., 2 LG, 2 Cen. Gov.) 7. Bicameral- Traditional as an upper house

Discussion Points HOW IMPORTANT IS DEMOCRACY FOR DEVELOPMENT? HOW REALISTIC IS CIVIL SOCIETY IN AFRICA? CAN GOVERNMENT BE STABILIZED?