Voting and Democratic Citizenship in Africa / / ed. by Michael Bratton.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Bhavnani, Ravi,; Bratton, Michael,; Chen, Tse-Hsin,; Cho, Wonbin,; Conroy-Krutz, Jeffrey,; Eifert, Benn,; Greenberg, Ari,; Kramon, Eric,; Logan, Carolyn,; Mattes, Robert,; Miguel, Edward,; Moehler, Devra,; Norris, Pippa,; Posner, Daniel,; Shenga, Carlos,
• HerausgeberIn: Bratton, Michael,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: The Global Barometers Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (323 p.)

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

Table of Contents

• 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