Political coalition formation is a global strategy employed by leaders and parties in their pursuit of power. This practice takes on particular significance in post-colonial Africa, where coalition governments have emerged as responses to challenges faced by the electoral base of liberation parties. In countries like Congo Kinshasa, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Mauritius, South Africa, and the Kingdom of Lesotho, coalition politics serves as a model for conflict resolution and democratic governance. Enhancing Democracy With Coalition Governments and Politics delves into this complex landscape, thoroughly investigating the pivotal role of coalition governments formed both before and after elections. It sheds light on the challenges posed to dominant liberation movements and the urgent need for a radical agenda to address corruption, maladministration, and the abuse of political power. The book focuses on Africa's pursuit of sound electoral democracy and democratic governance. Enhancing Democracy With Coalition Governments and Politics aims to conceptually understand coalition governments, trace their historical evolution in Africa, interrogate the triggers for coalition formation, assess their impact on electoral democracy, and explore coalition politics at both local and national levels. By providing theoretical and empirical insights, the book equips policymakers, practitioners, scholars, and researchers in the fields of Politics, Sociology, Public Administration, and Development Studies with tools to comprehend, form, manage, and sustain political coalitions as vehicles for democratic governance.

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Coalition governments exemplify the art of compromise, negotiation, and effective policymaking in democratic governance. *Coalition Government* provides crucial insights into these political arrangements, benefiting students, professionals, and political enthusiasts alike. Chapters Overviews 1: Coalition Government - Defines coalition governments, exploring alliances and power-sharing. 2: Politics of Japan - Examines Japan’s coalition politics, led by the Liberal Democratic Party. 3: Politics of Norway - Highlights coalition strategies in Norway, focusing on consensus-building. 4: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) - Focuses on the LDP's key role in forming Japanese coalitions. 5: List of Political Parties in Norway - Overview of Norway’s political spectrum and coalition management. 6: Minority Government - Explores minority governments’ challenges in operating with limited support. 7: National Unity Government - Examines the role of national unity governments during crises. 8: List of Canadian Federal Parliaments - Showcases Canada’s coalition and minority governments. 9: Folketing - Denmark’s consensus-driven political model of proportional representation. 10: Snap Election - Discusses the effects of snap elections on coalition stability. 11: Politics of Bulgaria and 12: Politics of Romania - Compares coalition politics in Eastern Europe. 13: Hung Parliament - Explores the complexities of forming governments in hung parliaments. 14: Grand Coalition - Examines grand coalitions and their impact in Germany and Austria. 15: 1996 Japanese General Election - Analyzes electoral outcomes and coalition negotiations in Japan. 16: Confidence and Supply - Breaks down confidence and supply agreements sustaining minority governments. 17: Balance of Power (Parliament) - Discusses smaller parties’ influence on coalition negotiations. 18: 2008 Serbian Parliamentary Election - Explores coalition politics in post-conflict Serbia. 19: Politics of Denmark and 20: 2015 Danish General Election - Details Denmark’s coalition experiences. 21: 2017 Norwegian Parliamentary Election - Analyzes Norway’s post-election coalition strategies. Conclusion This book offers a comprehensive study of how political alliances shape governance worldwide. By investigating coalition negotiations, minority governments, and electoral impacts, readers are equipped with valuable knowledge on modern coalition politics.

This groundbreaking new work explores modern and contemporary political thought since 1750, looking at the thinkers, concepts, debates, issues, and national traditions that have shaped political thought from the Enlightenment to post-modernism and post-structuralism. Encyclopedia of Modern Political Thought is two-volume A to Z reference that provides historical context to the philosophical issues and debates that have shaped attitudes toward democracy, citizenship, rights, property, duties, justice, equality, community, law, power, gender, race, and legitimacy over the last three centuries. It profiles major and minor political thinkers, and the national traditions, both Western and non-Western, which continue to shape and divide political thought. More than 200 scholars from leading international research institutions and organizations have provided signed entries that offer comprehensive coverage of: Thought of regions and countries, including African political thought, American political thought , Australasian political thought (Australian and New Zealand), Chinese political thought, Indian political thought, Islamic political Thought, Japanese political thought, and more Thought regarding contemporary issues such as abortion, affirmative action, animal rights, European integration, feminism, humanitarian intervention, international law, race and racism, and more The ideological spectrum from Marxism to neoconservatism, including anarchism, conservatism, Darwinism and Social Darwinism, Engels, fascism, the Frankfurt School, Lenin and Leninism, socialism, and more Connections of political thought to key areas of politics and other disciplines such as economics, psychology, law, and religion Notable time periods of political thought since 1750 Concepts including class, democratic theory, liberalism, nationalism, natural and human rights, and theories of the state Theorists and political intellectuals, both Western and non-Western including John Adams, Edmund Burke, Mohandas Gandhi, Immanuel Kant, Ayatollah Khomeini, Ernst Friedrich Schumacher, George Washington, and Mary Wollstonecraft

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Despite its crucial role in economic growth and societal development, infrastructure projects often fail to reach their full potential. In many cases, the benefits of infrastructure development do not trickle down to the most vulnerable populations, exacerbating inequalities and limiting overall impact. Additionally, the design and implementation of infrastructure reforms can sometimes worsen environmental pressures and spatial insecurity, highlighting the need for strategic approaches to infrastructure development. Infrastructure Development Strategies for Empowerment and Inclusion offers a comprehensive solution to these challenges. By delving into a broad range of ideas, strategies, and case studies, this book provides valuable insights for academics, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers. It examines how infrastructure projects can be designed and implemented to empower marginalized groups, foster inclusivity, and stimulate equitable economic growth, thus maximizing their impact.

A rigorous explanation of connections among confidence in government institutions, popular support for democracy, and social justice in societies around the world.

"ANU E Press edition of work originally published by Pandanus Books. While political parties remain an indispensable institutional framework for representation and governance in a democracy, the democracies of many Pacific Islands nations are undermined by the weakness and inefficacy of their local political parties. Addressing the implications of the lack of established party systems across the Pacific, this collection seeks to illuminate the underlying assumptions and suppositions behind the importance of coherent and effective parties to overall democratic functioning Focusing on the political systems of East Timor, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji and Samoa, the coherent structure of the volume makes it consistently useful as both an articulate analytical text and as a reference tool concerning the political composition, history and direction of Pacific states. Featuring contributions from scholars who are familiar names to even the most casual of Pacificists, Political Parties in the Pacific is the benchmark reference work on the political parties of the Pacific: an invaluable resource for students, scholars and researchers of the Pacific and international politics."--Provided by publisher.