Leonardo A. Villalón is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the African Studies Center at the University of Florida.Peter VonDoepp is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas.

". . . [a] stimulating collection."—African Studies Review

• ContentsPreface1. Elites, Institutions, and the Varied Trajectories of Africa's Third Wave DemocraciesPeter VonDoepp and Leonardo A. Villalón2. Repetitive Breakdowns and a Decade of Experimentation: Institutional Choices and Unstable Democracy in NigerLeonardo A. Villalón and Abdourahmane Idrissa3. The Tribulations of a Successful Transition: Institutional Dynamics and Elite Rivalry in MaliLeonardo A. Villalón and Abdourahmane Idrissa4. Democratic Legitimacy in Benin: Institutions and Identity in a Regional ContextBruce A. Magnusson5. The Collapse of the Democratic Experiment in the Republic of Congo: A Thick DescriptionJohn F. Clark6. The Shaky Foundations, Adverse Circumstances, and Limited Achievements of Democratic Transition in the Central African RepublicAndreas Mehler7. The Fate of Madagascar's Democracy: Following the Rules while Eroding the SubstanceRichard R. Marcus8. Institutions, Resources, and Elite Strategies: Making Sense of Malawi's Democratic TrajectoryPeter VonDoepp9. Democracy Unrealized: Zambia's Third Republic under Frederick ChilubaDavid J. Simon10. Assessing Adaptation to Democratic Politics in Mozambique: The Case of FrelimoCarrie Manning11. Democratization in a Divided Urban Political Culture: Guinea-BissauJoshua B. Forrest12. Democratic Governance in Africa at the Start of the Twenty-first Century: Lessons of ExperienceMichael ChegeReferencesList of ContributorsIndex

Leonardo A. Villalón is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the African Studies Center at the University of Florida.Peter VonDoepp is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas.

". . . [a] stimulating collection."—African Studies Review

• ContentsPreface1. Elites, Institutions, and the Varied Trajectories of Africa's Third Wave DemocraciesPeter VonDoepp and Leonardo A. Villalón2. Repetitive Breakdowns and a Decade of Experimentation: Institutional Choices and Unstable Democracy in NigerLeonardo A. Villalón and Abdourahmane Idrissa3. The Tribulations of a Successful Transition: Institutional Dynamics and Elite Rivalry in MaliLeonardo A. Villalón and Abdourahmane Idrissa4. Democratic Legitimacy in Benin: Institutions and Identity in a Regional ContextBruce A. Magnusson5. The Collapse of the Democratic Experiment in the Republic of Congo: A Thick DescriptionJohn F. Clark6. The Shaky Foundations, Adverse Circumstances, and Limited Achievements of Democratic Transition in the Central African RepublicAndreas Mehler7. The Fate of Madagascar's Democracy: Following the Rules while Eroding the SubstanceRichard R. Marcus8. Institutions, Resources, and Elite Strategies: Making Sense of Malawi's Democratic TrajectoryPeter VonDoepp9. Democracy Unrealized: Zambia's Third Republic under Frederick ChilubaDavid J. Simon10. Assessing Adaptation to Democratic Politics in Mozambique: The Case of FrelimoCarrie Manning11. Democratization in a Divided Urban Political Culture: Guinea-BissauJoshua B. Forrest12. Democratic Governance in Africa at the Start of the Twenty-first Century: Lessons of ExperienceMichael ChegeReferencesList of ContributorsIndex

Leonardo A. Villalón is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the African Studies Center at the University of Florida.Peter VonDoepp is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas.

". . . [a] stimulating collection."—African Studies Review

• ContentsPreface1. Elites, Institutions, and the Varied Trajectories of Africa's Third Wave DemocraciesPeter VonDoepp and Leonardo A. Villalón2. Repetitive Breakdowns and a Decade of Experimentation: Institutional Choices and Unstable Democracy in NigerLeonardo A. Villalón and Abdourahmane Idrissa3. The Tribulations of a Successful Transition: Institutional Dynamics and Elite Rivalry in MaliLeonardo A. Villalón and Abdourahmane Idrissa4. Democratic Legitimacy in Benin: Institutions and Identity in a Regional ContextBruce A. Magnusson5. The Collapse of the Democratic Experiment in the Republic of Congo: A Thick DescriptionJohn F. Clark6. The Shaky Foundations, Adverse Circumstances, and Limited Achievements of Democratic Transition in the Central African RepublicAndreas Mehler7. The Fate of Madagascar's Democracy: Following the Rules while Eroding the SubstanceRichard R. Marcus8. Institutions, Resources, and Elite Strategies: Making Sense of Malawi's Democratic TrajectoryPeter VonDoepp9. Democracy Unrealized: Zambia's Third Republic under Frederick ChilubaDavid J. Simon10. Assessing Adaptation to Democratic Politics in Mozambique: The Case of FrelimoCarrie Manning11. Democratization in a Divided Urban Political Culture: Guinea-BissauJoshua B. Forrest12. Democratic Governance in Africa at the Start of the Twenty-first Century: Lessons of ExperienceMichael ChegeReferencesList of ContributorsIndex