Beyond Ethnic Politics in Africa

Informationen zum Autor Dominika Koter is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Colgate University, New York. She received the Gregory Luebbert Award for Best Article in Comparative Politics and the African Politics Conference Groups' award for best article published on African politics in 2013. Klappentext Focussing on Sub-Saharan Africa, Dominika Koter analyses why ethnic politics emerge in some ethnically diverse societies, but not in others. Zusammenfassung Dominika Koter illuminates the central role of social structure in determining how politicians attempt to mobilize voters in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on extensive fieldwork in Benin and Senegal! coupled with analysis of election results! this study will interest students and scholars of democracy! and local! ethnic and party politics in Africa. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The challenge of winning votes and ethnic politics in Africa; 2. A theory of social ties and electoral politics; 3. Social structure and its origins; 4. Mobilization strategies and electoral outcomes in Senegal and Benin; 5. Intermediaries in urban and rural settings; 6. Social structure and ethnic politics in Africa and beyond; 7. Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Dominika Koter, Dominika (Colgate University Koter
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9781107171497
• ISBN: 978-1-107-17149-7
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Politics & government, Politics and government