American democracy in Africa in the twenty-first century? Book

	Illustrations	ix
	About the Authors	x
	Acknowledgments	xii
	Preface	xiii
Chapter 1	Introduction	1
	Background	1
	The United States and the Quest for Democracy in Africa	8
	The Focus of the Book	11
	Methodology	11
	Organization	13
	Conclusion	14
	Notes	15
Chapter 2	American Democracy: Public Policy and Global African Communities	17
	Historical Concepts of Democracy	18
	Mass Media, Public Opinion, and Democracy	21
	Public Policy, Racism, and Democracy	29
	Dred Scott and the Tyrannical Majority	33
	Plessy, White Public Opinion, and Public Policy	37
	African American Activism, Public Policy, and Democracy	45
	White Public Opinion, Public Policy, and Affirmative Action	49
	Proportional Representation and Democracy	51
	African American Concept of Democracy	53
	African-Centered Scholarship and Africa	56
	Emigration versus Assimilation	58
	Pan-Africanism	59
	African Americans and Foreign Policy	63
	Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy	66
	Africa and Democracy	68
	Conclusion	71
	Notes	72
Chapter 3	Transferring the American Model of Democracy to Africa: Opportunities and Limitations	79
	The American Liberal Democratic Model	80
	The Operational Dynamics of American Liberal Democracy	82
	Transferring the American Democratic Model: Opportunities and Limitations	85
	Opportunities	86
	Limitations	92
	The Way Forward for Democracy in Africa	96
	Conclusion	97
	Notes	99
Chapter 4	The State, Economic Development, and Democracy in Africa	101
	Africa's Colonial Political Economy	102
	Growth in the Size of Government: An Assessment	105
	Growth in Government	105
	Government Size and Economic Growth	110
	Economic Performance	111
	Political Institutions in Africa	114
	The State and Democratic Institutions in Development	121
	Conclusion	128
	Notes	130
Chapter 5	The Influence of American Democracy on African Policy and Communication	135
	The Misfortunes of Democracy, Public Policy, and Political Communication	136
	Political Reforms and the Evolution of Democracy	144
	Primary Models of European Colonial Rule	146
	Enslavement, Democratic Advocacy, and Autocratic Privilege	149
	The Campaign of Anticolonialism and the Building of Democracy	149
	African Democratic Theory	154
	The United States and Democracy	158
	Conclusion	163
	Notes	164
Chapter 6	American Democracy in Africa in the Twenty-First Century?	167
	Democratizing Africa	171
	Assessment of the Democratization Enterprise	175
	The Difficulties in Building Democracy	180
	American Democracy Thriving in Africa	184
	The Assimilation of Africa in the Internationalization of Democracy	188
	The Future of Democracy	192
	Conclusion	196
	Notes	198
	Epilogue	201
	Bibliography	203
	Index	219