Question

Example of a methodology of a project popular struggle

Answer 1

A misperception exists that the struggles of civil society groups for multiparty democracy in Africa are the only entry point for understanding the quest for representative democracy on the continent. Uprisings against dictators, ethnic militia violence, and mass rejection of election results are all forms of popular struggle for democracy that are yet to be given sufficient attention in the discourse. This lacuna appears to be a product of the post–cold war neo-liberal discourse, which tends to ignore the social and historical dimensions of democratic governance. This has resulted in creating crises of transition with which African states continue to cope.