EGERTON UNIVERSITY JAMES AKOYO ABISAI REG. NO. AM17/0251/12 TERM PAPER TOPIC: DEMOCRATIZATION IN AFRICA SUBMITTED TO: DR.OSAMBA 23RD NOVEMBER 2012 DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA Professor Ben O. Nwabueze ’s book‚ Democratization (Nwabueze 1993)‚ is the best place to begin for a wide-ranging and textured examination of democratization in African societies. "Democratization is not only a concept‚ nor is it synonymous with multi-partyism‚" Nwabueze writes‚ "it is also concerned with certain
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Subject: Independent journalists vs. government censorship in internet age At the beginning of this year‚ the journalists from the newspaper Southern Weekly – a liberal Chinese newspaper- stood up to the government’s censorship. It appears that Chinese authorities cannot neglect people’s desire for the truth any longer since the awakened citizen will lean against draconian censorship. As social media1) explodes and online-based small media emerges‚ we have tremendous channels to access news and
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In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich‚ because ther are more of them‚ and will of the majority is supreme” Aristotle Democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state‚ typically through elected representatives. Abraham Lincoln described democracy as: “The government of the people‚ by the people and for the people”. It means that in democratic form of government common man plays the pivotal role. The aristocracy‚ the land lords
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responsible for the biological properties of the plants. Key words: chemical composition‚ phytochemical screening. Introduction Nigeria is endowed with numerous varieties of useful plants whose fruits‚ seeds‚ stems‚ roots and leaves serve various important roles in medicine and in nutrition. Amongst the numerous varieties of plants are Cissus Populnea (Okoho)‚ Cissus Sicyoides‚ cissus rheifolia‚ cissus pallida‚ cissus quadrangularis. Cissus Populnea belongs to the family of Vitaceae which are woody climber1
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market intruments become mature for the period above one year. It is an institutional arrangement to borrow and lend money for a longer period of time. It consists of financial institutions like IDBI‚ ICICI‚ UTI‚ LIC‚ etc. These institutions play the role of lenders in the capital market. Business units and corporate are the borrowers in the capital market. Capital market involves various instruments which can be used for financial transactions. Capital market provides long term debt and equity finance
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constitutional monarchies are democracies; they are not direct democracies‚ however‚ which do away with elected representatives in favour of rule by popular referendum (no country today uses such a system). So‚ all democracies have elected representatives. At its most basic‚ a democracy is a system of government where leaders are chosen by election‚ but there are other criteria. After all‚ Russia‚ Uzbekistan‚ and Egypt all have elections‚ but they are emphatically not democracies. Even the USSR had elections
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What is Democracy? 1.government by the people; a form of government in which thesupreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly bythem or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. 2.a state having such a form of government. 3.a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights andprivileges. 4.political or social equality; democratic spirit. 5.the common people of a community as distinguished from anyprivileged class; the common people with respect to theirpolitical power
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the world are democracies. Knowing what is a democracy is really important‚ especially for those who live in a democracy. It allows you to understand what is the rule that the government plays in the society and know what are your rights and duties under a democratic administration. This essay will seek to define Democracy‚ the meaning of the word‚ the system and the history‚ and describe two of the most famous democracies: Direct democracy and Representative democracy. Democracy is a form of
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Introduction: When we talk about democracy we automatically draw up the fundamental belief that each individual has a value. Compared to dictatorships‚ oligarchies‚ monarchies and aristocracies‚ in which the people have little or no say in who is elected and how the government is run‚ a democracy is often said to be the most challenging form of government‚ as input from those representing citizens determines the direction of the country. The basic definition of democracy in its purest form comes from
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BEING A JOURNALIST (Jhacel S. Casio) In the future I want to be a JOURNALIST‚ excellent writer‚ very good reporter all I want is to be a great journalist in my generation. For me being a journalist is so difficult because you have to think new ideas‚ new strategies on how can you attract the readers to read your article without boredom and dismay. I want my readers to be contented to my articles I want them to love what I wrote from the very beginning until the last words of my article
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