Sebastian Rakov

Democratization and Constitutional Review in Kenya: an Analysis of Democratization in Kenya in the Case of the Constitutional Review Process in Between the General Elections of 2002 and 2007 Sebastian Rakov

The thesis is devoted to answering the problem formulation: How has democratization in Kenya developed in the case of the constitutional review process in the country in between the general elections of 2002 and 2007, and why have these developments regarding democratization (and/or the lack thereof) been created? This is pursued through analyzing the constitutional review process in Kenya in between the 2002 and 2007 elections as a single, retrospective, clinical case study, drawing upon four different theories in producing the comprehensive and nuanced answering of the problem formulation called for by the design of the thesis. The analysis is based on qualitative demos and key informant interviews, as well as on existing articles and analyses.