Political Change and Constitutionalism in Africa examines the complexities of government and obstacles facing constitutional democracy in transitional African societies.

Okon Akiba is Professor of Comparative and International Politics at York University, Toronto, Canada.

Prologue: The Essence of Political Change Part 1: Constitutionalism in Theory and Practice 1. Constitutionalism as The Striving for Good Government Part 2: Constitutional Treatment of Women's Human Rights 2. Religious Components of Sudanese Constitutions: Implications for Women's Humans Rights 3. Constitutionalzation Of Women's Rights in Uganda: Questions of Democratic Equality 4. Gender Issues in the 1992 Constitution of Ghana: Inroads on Inclusiveness Part 3: Histories of Unyielding Struggles for Freedom 5. Comparative History of Constitutionalism and Constitutional Government in Cameroon: A Template 6. Personalization of Power and Instability in Guinea Bissau: Requiem for The Rule of Law? 7. Democracy and Empire in Africa: Post Colonial Challenge 8. Symbolic Regionalism and European Governance: Why Africa Is Different