Electoral Politics in Africa since 1990 Continuity in Change
Langue : Anglais
Auteurs : Bleck Jaimie, van de Walle Nicolas
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First comprehensive analysis of electoral politics in Sub-Saharan Africa since the democratic transitions of the early 1990s.
Democratic transitions in the early 1990s introduced a sea change in Sub-Saharan African politics. Between 1990 and 2015, several hundred competitive legislative and presidential elections were held in all but a handful of the region's countries. This book is the first comprehensive comparative analysis of the key issues, actors, and trends in these elections over the last quarter century. The book asks: what motivates African citizens to vote? What issues do candidates campaign on? How has the turn to regular elections promoted greater democracy? Has regular electoral competition made a difference for the welfare of citizens? The authors argue that regular elections have both caused significant changes in African politics and been influenced in turn by a rapidly changing continent - even if few of the political systems that now convene elections can be considered democratic, and even if many old features of African politics persist.
1. The puzzle of electoral continuity; 2. The evolution of electoral competition, 1990–2015 ; 3. The impact of elections on democracy; 4. Political parties and electoral competition; 5. Candidates and electoral campaigns; 6. Analyzing issues in presidential campaigns; 7. The African voter ; 8. Do African elections matter?; Appendix; References; Index.
Jaimie Bleck is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame.
Nicolas van de Walle is Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Government at Cornell University, New York.
Nicolas van de Walle is Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Government at Cornell University, New York.
Date de parution : 11-2018
Ouvrage de 340 p.
15.3x22.8 cm
Date de parution : 11-2018
Ouvrage de 340 p.
15.7x23.5 cm
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