Democracy, Ethnic Coalitions, and Political Domination: Examining How Stakes Claims Erode Stability of Ethnically Divided Countries

The political turmoil and problems linked to poor leadership across countries in sub-Saharan Africa have continued without restraint. In terms of development, the world has moved on, leaving many of these countries politically and economically behind. To assist us in evaluating the fundamental basis and consistency of these conflicts, this book examines ethnic coalitions, political domination, and exclusions amid conflicting stakes and claims in several sub-Saharan African countries. As an ambitious engagement, the book offers a deliberative and conversational platform exposing grounds for political deadlocks in about 16 ethnically divided countries in Africa south of the Sahara. In examining the grounds for ethnically motivated tensions, Democracy, Ethnic Coalitions, and Political Domination attempts to expose how conflicting stakes and claims by powerful ethnic groups in coalitions have politically prevailed in the studied countries.