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Voting and Democratic Citizenship in Africa /

Voting and Democratic Citizenship in Africa / ed. by Michael Bratton. - 1 online resource (323 p.) - The Global Barometers Series .

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Voting and Democratic Citizenship in Africa: An Overview -- 2 Where Do Elections Lead in Africa? -- Part 1 Vote Choice -- 3 Does Ethnicity Determine Support for the Governing Party? -- 4 Political Competition and Ethnic Identification in Africa -- 5 Voting Intentions in Africa: Ethnic, Economic, or Partisan? -- Part 2 Vote Buying -- 6 Vote Buying and Electoral Turnout in Kenya -- 7 Vote Buying and Violence in Nigerian Election Campaigns -- 8 Museveni and the 2011 Ugandan Election: Did the Money Matter? -- Part 3 Implications for Citizenship -- 9 Uncritical Citizenship: Mozambicans in Comparative Perspective -- 10 Accountability or Representation? How Electoral Systems Promote Public Trust -- 11 Voters But Not Yet Citizens: The Weak Demand for Vertical Accountability -- Part 4 Implications for Democracy -- 12 Critical Citizens and Submissive Subjects: Election Losers and Winners in Africa -- 13 Does the Quality of Elections Affect the Consolidation of Democracy? -- 14 Do Free Elections Foster Capable Governments? -- Part 5 Conclusion -- 15 Voting and Democratic Citizenship in Africa: Where Next? -- Acronyms -- References -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book

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Explores the emerging role of mass politics in Africa’s fledgling democracies.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9781685854171

10.1515/9781685854171 doi


POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African.