Opposition Political Parties and Democratisation in Africa.

      Аннотация: There is a yearning gap in the extant literature on Opposition Political Party and Democratization in Africa. Opposition political party has not been given much attention in academic research and even in the political system; the abhorrence for opposition political party has virtually become a culture in African political setting. This fear of belonging to opposition political party is nothing but ignorance on the part of our politicians and even the citizens who have not realized that, opposition political party is a government in the waiting and that its presence guarantees stability and the rule of the game in democratic setting. In other words, in our democratic march, the place of opposition political party has not been well defined or appreciated This book has come at an opportune time in the growth of democratic dispensation in Africa to really put in perspective the place and role of opposition political party in the political stability and democratic consolidation in Africa. As a result, every area of study was competently addressed, encompassing theory, philosophy, ideology, concepts, methodology among others to critically present opposition political parties in Africa

Ключевые слова: democratisation, development, Electoral system, governance, leadership, party system, state, Africa and Political Stability