Electoral Politics in Africa Since 1990 - Continuity in Change

First comprehensive analysis of electoral politics in Sub-Saharan Africa since the democratic transitions of the early 1990s.

List of contents

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.

About the author

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.

Summary

This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of the evolution of electoral politics in Africa since a wave of democratization swept across the region in the early 1990s. It emphasizes both the persistence of long-standing anti-democratic dynamics and the striking emergence of new popular attitudes and initiatives.

Product details

• Authors: Jaimie Bleck, Jaimie (University of Notre Dame Bleck, Bleck Jaimie, Nicolas van de Walle, Nicolas van de Walle, Nicolas (Cornell University van de Walle
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781107162082
• ISBN: 978-1-107-16208-2
• No. of pages: 340
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Comparative Politics, Elections & referenda, Elections and referenda / suffrage