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

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

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