Limitations and Challenges of Building Democracy in the Conditions of Multiethnic Society in Zambia

• Authors: Jozef Lenč , Tatiana Hrivíková
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Some politicians in Europe ever more frequently claim that multiculturalism has failed. Others assert that it is primarily the current model of democracy which is in crisis. On the other hand Africa is generally perceived as a continent without experience with either democratic tradition or even liberal concept of multiculturalism. But is that really the case? What do we know about the diversity of the African continent in Central Europe? A potential positive example of successful democratisation and multiculturalism forming processes in Africa could be presented by Zambia. Where are then the limitations and challenges in the process of building a democratic system within the framework of African multiculturalism?

Keywords

EN

ethnic group; Zambia; democratisation; identity; multiculturalism; multiethnic society

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Ethnologia Actualis
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 26-42

Dates

published

2014-12-01

online

2015-03-11

Contributors

author

Jozef Lenč

• Department of Philosophy, University of SS. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava

author

Tatiana Hrivíková

• Department of Intercultural Communication, University of Economics in Bratislava

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/eas-2015-0002