<p>Background & Problem</p><p>The author believes that there are important lessons to be</p><p>learned from the states in Africa that have managed to achieve successful transitions from</p><p>one-party regimes to multy-party regimes. However, Africa today displays countries that</p><p>suffer from enormous problems and many of them are mired in political and economical</p><p>development. A main theme of this thesis is the search for the differences, how can we</p><p>explain the transitions and the outcomes of them?</p><p>Purpose</p><p>The purpose of this thesis is to describe the nature of transitions as Bratton</p><p>& de Walle explain them and to see if their suggested explanations hold true in Ghana &</p><p>Zambia. A secondary purpose also includes a comparison between the two cases and the</p><p>differences between them.</p><p>Method</p><p>A combination of a traditional literature study and a focused comparative</p><p>study has been used in order to fulfil the purpose.</p><p>Theoretical Framework</p><p>The second, third, fourth and fifth chapter represent the</p><p>bulk of the theoretical framework. The theories stem from Bratton & de Walle and will be</p><p>weighted against the empirical information found in the two cases.</p><p>Analysis & Conclusions</p><p>The latter chapters of this thesis summarize the results from</p><p>the comparison and include a discussion and comment chapter. The conclusion argues that</p><p>the causes and results of a transition to a large extent can be found in the political. The</p><p>phases that Bratton & de Walle describe are also accurate in relation to the two cases. An</p><p>important feature that Ghana has been successful with is that they have managed to</p><p>withhold a higher political activity throughout their democratization. This has in turn</p><p>resulted in a better outcome.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:hj-994 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Gustafsson, Oscar |
| Publisher | Jönköping University, JIBS, Political Science |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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