African Parliaments

1. Introduction: The Changing Governance Role of African Parliaments
M. A. Mohamed Salih

2. Parliaments, Politics, and Governance: African Democracies in Comparative Perspective
Wil Hout

3. Legislative Quotas for Women: Implications for Governance in Africa
Aili Mari Tripp

4. Local Assemblies and Local Democracy in sub-Saharan Africa
Dele Olowu

5. Citizen’s Support for Legislature and Democratic Consolidation: A Comparative Study with Special Focus on Mali
Reneske Doorenspleet

6. Evolution of Parliament-Executive Relations in Zambia
Jotham C. Momba

7. Longitudinal View on Ghana’s Parliamentary Practices
Kwame Boafo-Arthur

8. People, Party, Politics, and Parliament: Government and Governance in Namibia
Henning Melber

9. Parliament and Dominant Party System in Ethiopia
Kassahun Berhanu

10. Parliament as Machinery for Political System Control: The Inner Workings of Bunge, Tanzania
Vibeke Wang

11. A Decade of Legislature-Executive Squabble in Malawi, 1994–2004
Boniface Dulani, Jan Kees Donge

12. The South African Parliament’s Failed Moment
Tim Hughes

13. Conclusions
M. A. Mohamed Salih

Nyckelord: Political Science and International Relations, African Politics, African History, Political Science, Democracy