Nyerere and the African Theory of Democracy

IF 0.8 Q3 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Democratic Theory-An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI:10.3167/dt.2023.100104

Conrad John Masabo

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Abstract

Statecraft, under democratic principles in Tanzania in particular, is often considered as a total heritage from former colonial masters. Julius Kambarage Nyerere (1922–1999) disputed this by advancing an African theory of democracy, articulated to inform modern statecraft in Tanzania. His theory advances a form of democracy characterized by a merger of some practices from the African past and others from the western world. In this way, he articulated the centrality of democracy in organizing public affairs without compromising its African origin but also acknowledging the influence of other democratic cultures in the modern organization of a polity. This article articulates Nyerere's contribution to African democratic discourse and the extent to which his theory of democracy is relevant in the organization of contemporary politics and democratic trajectories in Tanzania and Africa in particular.

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尼雷尔与非洲民主理论

治国之道，特别是在坦桑尼亚的民主原则下，通常被认为是前殖民宗主国的全部遗产。朱利叶斯·尼雷尔(Julius Kambarage Nyerere, 1922-1999)提出了一种非洲民主理论，对这种观点提出了异议。他的理论提出了一种民主形式，其特点是融合了非洲过去的一些做法和西方世界的其他做法。通过这种方式，他阐述了民主在组织公共事务中的中心地位，同时不损害其非洲起源，但也承认其他民主文化对现代政体组织的影响。这篇文章阐述了尼雷尔对非洲民主话语的贡献，以及他的民主理论在坦桑尼亚和非洲的当代政治组织和民主轨迹中的相关程度。

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Democratic Theory-An Interdisciplinary Journal POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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期刊介绍： Democratic Theory is a peer-reviewed journal published and distributed by Berghahn. It encourages philosophical and interdisciplinary contributions that critically explore democratic theory—in all its forms. Spanning a range of views, the journal offers a cross-disciplinary forum for diverse theoretical questions to be put forward and systematically examined. It advances non-Western as well as Western ideas and is actively based on the premise that there are many forms of democracies and many types of democrats. As a forum for debate, the journal challenges theorists to ask and answer the perennial questions that plague the field of democratization studies: Why is democracy so prominent in the world today? What is the meaning of democracy? Will democracy continue to expand? Are current forms of democracy sufficient to give voice to “the people” in an increasingly fragmented and divided world? Who leads in democracy? What types of non-Western democratic theories are there? Should democrats always defend democracy? Should democrats be fearful of de-democratization, post-democracies, and the rise of hybridized regimes?