@article{1450127,
      recid = {1450127},
      author = {Adeola, Romola, and Mutua, Makau,},
      title = {The Palgrave handbook of democracy, governance and justice  in Africa /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xvii, 377 pages) :},
      abstract = {There is an emerging consensus that what is projected as  democratic governance and justice in Africa requires a  re-calibration, in particular, in relation to the  constitutive demos, human rights, the realisation of  commitments at various governance levels and the  convergence between these ideations. The post-colonial  narrative on democracy has unveiled some crevices in rule  of law, political equality, political participation,  political culture and freedom of the press. Aside from the  fact that these notions are threatened by some existing  institutional structures, these notions are increasingly  being negotiated across political spaces. Evident in the  prevalent narrative is an imperative for Africa to assert  its place on the global scene of democratic governance and  justice. However, if this will be accomplished, it is  important to understand some of the issues that need to be  worked through in this transition. Aderomola Adeola is a  democracy and human rights expert and the lead editor of  Governance in Nigeria post-1999: revisiting the democratic  new dawn of the Fourth Republic (2019) and Compliance with  International Human Rights Law in Africa (2022). Makau  Mutua is SUNY Distinguished Professor and Margaret W. Wong  Professor at the University at Buffalo School of Law, USA,  where he served as Dean for seven years, 2008-2014. He  teaches international human rights, international business  transactions and international law. He is the author of  several books including Kenyas Quest for Democracy: Taming  Leviathan (2008), Human Rights NGOs in East Africa:  Political and Normative Tensions (2008) and Human Rights: A  Political and Cultural Critique (2002).},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1450127},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74014-6},
}