Political Transitions in Africa: The quest for inclusive governance and development, and the role of non-violent resistance movements in Sudan

非洲的政治转型：寻求包容性治理和发展，以及苏丹非暴力抵抗运动的作用

• 批准号: 2885851
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Manchester
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2885851
• 关键词: Political; Transitions; Africa; quest; inclusive

The proposed research will investigate the trajectory of political transitions from autocracy to democracy in Africa, and the challenges faced in the course of pursuing democratic governance and advancing inclusive development. Democratic transitions can be very complicated and require collective actions from various actors. Many African countries have gone through such political transitions, where many of them failed in achieving democratic governance (Omotola 2018). Non-violent resistance movements can be instrumental actors in pushing for inclusive democratic governance, given that they are grassroots' oriented and well-positioned to advocate for their respective communities' demands. It is argued that countries with stronger civic activist movements are much more likely to democratise and to have a higher level of democratic quality (Fortuna 2011; Frye 2011).

本研究将探讨非洲从专制到民主的政治转型轨迹，以及在追求民主治理和推进包容性发展的过程中所面临的挑战。民主过渡可能非常复杂，需要各方采取集体行动。许多非洲国家都经历了这样的政治转型，其中许多国家未能实现民主治理（Omotola 2018）。非暴力抵抗运动以基层为导向，有能力倡导各自社区的诉求，因此在推动包容性民主治理方面可以发挥重要作用。有人认为，公民活动运动更强大的国家更有可能实现民主化，并具有更高水平的民主质量（Fortuna 2011; Frye 2011）。