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DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL ORIENTATIONS IN EMERGING AFRICAN
DEMOCRACIES. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Aug 2008, Pages: 236
Are Islam and Christianity driving forces in
democratic orientations among Africans? Does gender
affect the democratic positions of Africans? In order
to add to the growing conversation on the
compatibility (or not) of religion with stable
democracy, this study asks if adherence to
Christianity and Islam, within the context of other
factors, helps to explain African democratic values,
attitudes and behaviors. In developing nations, it is
unclear how religious affiliations act upon male
versus female democratic political orientations. I
use public opinion data to advance the inclusion of
religion and gender in the study of democratization
in Africa. I take into account other factors which
have been shown to drive political orientations. I
focus on women because of their oft-noted pivotal
role in the power and vibrancy of faith communities.
Also, studies of gender
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