State constitution, political transformation and governance in Africa [Elektronische Ressource] : a failure-success continuum with illustrations from Benin, Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo / by Joy Asongazoh Alemazung

Faculty of Philosophy Department of Social Sciences STATE CONSTITUTION, POLITICAL TRANSFORMATION AND GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA A FAILURE-SUCCESS CONTINUUM WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM BENIN, CAMEROON AND DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO By Joy Asongazoh Alemazung, M.A. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Abgabe der Dissertation: Oktober 2008 Tag der mündlichen Prüfung 16. Januar 2009 1. Gutachter Prof. Dr. Johannes Varwick 2. Gutachter Prof Dr. Cord Jakobeit Durch die Prodekanin, Prof. Dr Anja Pistor-Hatam zum Druck genehmigt am: 8. Dezember 2009 © Universität zu Kiel Table of Contents Acknowledgements ____________________________________________________ i General Introduction __________________________________________________ 5 Statement of purpose and aim _________________________________________________________ 5 Further research questions and hypothesis________________________________________________ 8 Outline of the research project _______________________________________________________ 16 Case study nations: An introduction ___________________________________________________ 21 Methods, methodology and approach __________________________________________________ 23 Chapter one: Social Contract Theories and the raison d’être of Governments_____ 29 1.1 Social contracts and governments _________________________________________ 32 2.1.