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1989. . “Taking Democracy Seriously: Socialists and Democracy in Africa”. In: . ROAPE Conference; . September 22–24– 1989 ; , Coventry . . University of Warwick. .
1989. . “When Does Democracy Make Sense? Political Economy and Political Rights in the Third World”. In: . AKUT Conference; . October 26–28– 1989 ; . Uppsala University. .
Akut 1986 , “Labour and Democracy: Economic Transformation and Popular Struggles” . AKUT 35. Uppsala : AKUT
S. Amin 1987 , “The State and the Question of Development” . Preface to Anyang’ Nyong'o (ed) 1987.
Anyang’ Nyong'o P.. , ed. 1987. . Popular Struggles for Democracy in Africa . , London and New Jersey : : Zed and UNU. .
—. . 1988a. . “Political Instability and the Prospects for Democracy in Africa”. . Africa Development . , Vol. 13((1))
—. . 1988b. . “Democracy and Political Instability: A Rejoinder to the Comments by Dr. Thandika Mkandawire”. . Africa Development . , Vol. 13((3))
ASUU. . Academic Staff Union of the Universities, Communique from National Conference on the Political Debate; . March 27–28– ; , Kano .
Tukur Mahmud M., Daran G.G. and Atim C.B.. “Students, workers and democracy in Ghana (1974–88)”. In: . Paper for the AKUT Conference “When Does Democracy Make Sense”; . Uppsala . . AKUT. .
Bako Sabo. . “Nigerian Left‐Wing Politics in the 1990: Some Lessons from the P.R.P.”. In: . Paper to the Nigerian Political Science Association Conference on “Alternative Futures for Nigeria”; . May 21–25– ; , Lagos .
Bangura Y. and Beckman B.. African Workers and Structural Adjustment. In: . Paper to UNRISD Conference on Economic Crisis and Third World Countries; . April. ; , Kingston .
Beckman B.. 1986. . “The military as revolutionary vanguard: a critique”. . Review of African Political Economy . , Vol. 37:
—. . 1988a. . “Peasants and democratic struggles in Nigeria”. . Review of African Political Economy . , Vol. 41:
—. . 1988b. . Stete, class and democracy: Nigeria, 1975–1992 . , Research Proposal to SAREC. .
—. . 1988c. . “The post‐colonial state: Crisis and reconstruction”. . IDS Bulletin . , Vol. 19((4))
—. . 1988d. . “Comments on Göran Hydén's State and Nation under Stress”. . In Recovery in Africa: A challenge for Development Cooperation in the 90s. . , Edited by: Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. . Stockholm : : The Ministry. .
—. . When does democracy make Sense? Problems of theory and method in the study of democratisation in Africa and the Third World. In: . Paper to AKUT Conference; . October. ; , Uppsala .
Chabal P.. , ed. 1986a. . Political Domination in Africa. Reflections on the Limits of Power . , Cambridge : : UP. .
—. . 1986b. . “Introduction: Thinking about politics in Africa”. . Chabal. .
Diamond L, Linz J.J. and Lipset S.M.. , eds. 1988. . Democracy in Developing Countries . , Vol. Volume Two. , Boulder , , Africa: : Lynne Rienner. .
Diamond L.. 1988. . “Introduction: Roots of Failure, Seeds of Hope”. . Edited by: Diamond Linz and Lipset. .
Gutto S.B.O.. 1989. . “Social Revolutions — The Preconditions for Sustainable Development and People's Democracies in Africa: A Contribution to the Anyang’ Nyong'o/Mkandawire Debate”. . Africa Development . ,
Hansen E.. 1987. . “The State and Popular Struggles in Ghana, 1982–86”. . Edited by: Nyong'o Anyang’. .
U. Himmelstrand 1988 “Kenya behövs i apartheidkampen” (Kenya is needed in the struggle against apartheid), Dagens Nyheter ( Stockholm ), 7 Nov.
— 1989 , “Mamdani versus Hydén — Analysis of a Debate”. Working Paper for the Project “In Search of New Paradigms for the Study of African Development” . Nairobi
Huntington S.P.. 1984. . “Will More Countries Become Democratic?”. . Political Science Quarterly . , Vol. 99((2))
—. . 1968. . Political Order in Changing Societies . , New Haven : : Yale UP. .
Hydén G.. 1988. . “State and Nation under Stress”. . In Recovery in Africa . , Stockholm : : Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. .
Ibrahim J.. 1987. . “The Political Debate and the Struggle for Democracy in Nigeria”. . Review of African Political Economy . , Vol. 37:
—. . “The state, accumulation and democratic forces in Nigeria”. In: . Paper to the AKUT Conference “When Does Democracy Make Sense?; . Uppsala .
Mahmoud F.B.. , ed. 1988. . Calamity in Sudan: Civilian Versus Military Rule . , London : : Institute for African Alternatives. .
Mamdani M.. 1986. . “The Agrarian Question and the Democratic Struggle”. . Bulletin of the Third World Forum . , Vol. 6:
—. . 1987. . “Contradictory Class Perspectives on the Question of Democracy: The Case of Uganda”. . Edited by: Nyong'o Anyang’. .
1986. . “Peasant and Democracy in Africa”. . New Left Review . , Vol. 156:
Mamdani M., Mkandawire T. and Wamba‐Dia‐Wamba. . 1988. . “Social Movements, Social Transformation and the Struggle for Democracy in Africa”. . Dakar : : Codesria. .
Mkandawire T.. 1988. . “Comments on Democracy and Political Instability”. . Africa Development . , Vol. 13((3))
Oculi O.. , ed. 1987. . Nigerian Alternatives . , Zaria : : Department of Political Science, A.B.U.. .
Olukoshi A.O.. “Nigerian Marxist Responses to the Formation of the Nigerian Labour Party (NLP)”. In: . Paper to Conference on “Philosophy, Ideology and Society in Africa”; . Vienna .
Revolutionary Banner. . 1989. . Organ of the United Revolutionary Front . , London , , Ghana: : URF. .
Sandbrook R.. 1985. . The Politics of Africa's Economic Stagnation . , Cambridge : : CUP. .
—. . 1988. . “Liberal Democracy in Africa: A Socialist‐Revisionist Perspective”. . Canadian Journal of African Studies . , Vol. 22((2))
—. . “Economic Crisis, Structural Adjustment and the State in Sub‐Saharan Africa”. In: . Paper to Conference on Economic Crisis and Third World Countries: Impact and Response; . April. ; , Jamaica , Kingston. .
Sklar R.L.. 1983. . “Democracy in Africa”. . African Studies Review . , Vol. 26((3–4))
Turok B.. 1987. . Africa: What Can Be Done? . , London and New Jersey : : Institute for African Alternatives and Zed Books. .

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[1] 1989. . “Taking Democracy Seriously: Socialists and Democracy in Africa”. In: . ROAPE Conference; . September 22–24– 1989 ; , Coventry . . University of Warwick. .

[2] 1989. . “When Does Democracy Make Sense? Political Economy and Political Rights in the Third World”. In: . AKUT Conference; . October 26–28– 1989 ; . Uppsala University. .

[3] Akut 1986 , “Labour and Democracy: Economic Transformation and Popular Struggles” . AKUT 35. Uppsala : AKUT

[4] S. Amin 1987 , “The State and the Question of Development” . Preface to Anyang’ Nyong'o (ed) 1987.

[5] Anyang’ Nyong'o P.. , ed. 1987. . Popular Struggles for Democracy in Africa . , London and New Jersey : : Zed and UNU. .

[6] —. . 1988a. . “Political Instability and the Prospects for Democracy in Africa”. . Africa Development . , Vol. 13((1))

[7] —. . 1988b. . “Democracy and Political Instability: A Rejoinder to the Comments by Dr. Thandika Mkandawire”. . Africa Development . , Vol. 13((3))

[8] ASUU. . Academic Staff Union of the Universities, Communique from National Conference on the Political Debate; . March 27–28– ; , Kano .

[9] Tukur Mahmud M., Daran G.G. and Atim C.B.. “Students, workers and democracy in Ghana (1974–88)”. In: . Paper for the AKUT Conference “When Does Democracy Make Sense”; . Uppsala . . AKUT. .

[10] Bako Sabo. . “Nigerian Left‐Wing Politics in the 1990: Some Lessons from the P.R.P.”. In: . Paper to the Nigerian Political Science Association Conference on “Alternative Futures for Nigeria”; . May 21–25– ; , Lagos .

[11] Bangura Y. and Beckman B.. African Workers and Structural Adjustment. In: . Paper to UNRISD Conference on Economic Crisis and Third World Countries; . April. ; , Kingston .

[12] Beckman B.. 1986. . “The military as revolutionary vanguard: a critique”. . Review of African Political Economy . , Vol. 37:

[13] —. . 1988a. . “Peasants and democratic struggles in Nigeria”. . Review of African Political Economy . , Vol. 41:

[14] —. . 1988b. . Stete, class and democracy: Nigeria, 1975–1992 . , Research Proposal to SAREC. .

[15] —. . 1988c. . “The post‐colonial state: Crisis and reconstruction”. . IDS Bulletin . , Vol. 19((4))

[16] —. . 1988d. . “Comments on Göran Hydén's State and Nation under Stress”. . In Recovery in Africa: A challenge for Development Cooperation in the 90s. . , Edited by: Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. . Stockholm : : The Ministry. .

[17] —. . When does democracy make Sense? Problems of theory and method in the study of democratisation in Africa and the Third World. In: . Paper to AKUT Conference; . October. ; , Uppsala .

[18] Chabal P.. , ed. 1986a. . Political Domination in Africa. Reflections on the Limits of Power . , Cambridge : : UP. .

[19] —. . 1986b. . “Introduction: Thinking about politics in Africa”. . Chabal. .

[20] Diamond L, Linz J.J. and Lipset S.M.. , eds. 1988. . Democracy in Developing Countries . , Vol. Volume Two. , Boulder , , Africa: : Lynne Rienner. .

[21] Diamond L.. 1988. . “Introduction: Roots of Failure, Seeds of Hope”. . Edited by: Diamond Linz and Lipset. .

[22] Gutto S.B.O.. 1989. . “Social Revolutions — The Preconditions for Sustainable Development and People's Democracies in Africa: A Contribution to the Anyang’ Nyong'o/Mkandawire Debate”. . Africa Development . ,

[23] Hansen E.. 1987. . “The State and Popular Struggles in Ghana, 1982–86”. . Edited by: Nyong'o Anyang’. .

[24] U. Himmelstrand 1988 “Kenya behövs i apartheidkampen” (Kenya is needed in the struggle against apartheid), Dagens Nyheter ( Stockholm ), 7 Nov.

[25] — 1989 , “Mamdani versus Hydén — Analysis of a Debate”. Working Paper for the Project “In Search of New Paradigms for the Study of African Development” . Nairobi

[26] Huntington S.P.. 1984. . “Will More Countries Become Democratic?”. . Political Science Quarterly . , Vol. 99((2))

[27] —. . 1968. . Political Order in Changing Societies . , New Haven : : Yale UP. .

[28] Hydén G.. 1988. . “State and Nation under Stress”. . In Recovery in Africa . , Stockholm : : Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. .

[29] Ibrahim J.. 1987. . “The Political Debate and the Struggle for Democracy in Nigeria”. . Review of African Political Economy . , Vol. 37:

[30] —. . “The state, accumulation and democratic forces in Nigeria”. In: . Paper to the AKUT Conference “When Does Democracy Make Sense?; . Uppsala .

[31] Mahmoud F.B.. , ed. 1988. . Calamity in Sudan: Civilian Versus Military Rule . , London : : Institute for African Alternatives. .

[32] Mamdani M.. 1986. . “The Agrarian Question and the Democratic Struggle”. . Bulletin of the Third World Forum . , Vol. 6:

[33] —. . 1987. . “Contradictory Class Perspectives on the Question of Democracy: The Case of Uganda”. . Edited by: Nyong'o Anyang’. .

[34] 1986. . “Peasant and Democracy in Africa”. . New Left Review . , Vol. 156:

[35] Mamdani M., Mkandawire T. and Wamba‐Dia‐Wamba. . 1988. . “Social Movements, Social Transformation and the Struggle for Democracy in Africa”. . Dakar : : Codesria. .

[36] Mkandawire T.. 1988. . “Comments on Democracy and Political Instability”. . Africa Development . , Vol. 13((3))

[37] Oculi O.. , ed. 1987. . Nigerian Alternatives . , Zaria : : Department of Political Science, A.B.U.. .

[38] Olukoshi A.O.. “Nigerian Marxist Responses to the Formation of the Nigerian Labour Party (NLP)”. In: . Paper to Conference on “Philosophy, Ideology and Society in Africa”; . Vienna .

[39] Revolutionary Banner. . 1989. . Organ of the United Revolutionary Front . , London , , Ghana: : URF. .

[40] Sandbrook R.. 1985. . The Politics of Africa's Economic Stagnation . , Cambridge : : CUP. .

[41] —. . 1988. . “Liberal Democracy in Africa: A Socialist‐Revisionist Perspective”. . Canadian Journal of African Studies . , Vol. 22((2))

[42] —. . “Economic Crisis, Structural Adjustment and the State in Sub‐Saharan Africa”. In: . Paper to Conference on Economic Crisis and Third World Countries: Impact and Response; . April. ; , Jamaica , Kingston. .

[43] Sklar R.L.. 1983. . “Democracy in Africa”. . African Studies Review . , Vol. 26((3–4))

[44] Turok B.. 1987. . Africa: What Can Be Done? . , London and New Jersey : : Institute for African Alternatives and Zed Books. .

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