Description |
301 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Research on electoral systems, parties and party systems in Africa / Gero Erdmann, Matthias Basedau, Andreas Mehler -- Political parties, elections and patronage: random thoughts on neo-patrimonialism and African democratization / E. Gyimah-Boadi -- Party research: Western European bias and the 'African labyrinth' / Gero Erdmann -- Political parties in Africa: different, functional and dynamic? Reflections on Gero Erdmann's 'party research: Western European bias and the "African labyrinth"' / Peter Burnell -- Political parties in Africa and the representation of social groups / Vicky Randall -- Do party systems matter for democracy? A comparative study of 28 Sub-Saharan countries / Matthias Basedau -- Pathos of electoral reform in Africa / Christof Hartmann -- Electoral systems, party systems and ethnicity in Africa / Matthijs Bogaards -- Political parties and violence in Africa: systematic reflections against empirical background / Andreas Mehler -- Insights into electoral violence in Africa / Liisa Laakso -- Banknotes and symbolic capital: Ghana's elections under the Fourth Republic / Paul Nugent -- Conclusion: The research agenda ahead / Gero Erdmann, Matthias Basedau, Andreas Mehler. |
Subject |
Elections -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Political parties -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Politics and government -- 1960-
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Added Author |
Basedau, Matthias.
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Erdmann, Gero.
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Mehler, Andreas.
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ISBN |
9171065792 (pbk.) |
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9789171065797 (Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Sweden : pbk.) |
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1869141199 (University of KwaZulu-Natal Press : pbk.) |
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9781869141196 (University of KwaZulu-Natal Press : pbk.) |
Standard No. |
OHX har065021438 |
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YDXCP 2448282 |
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NLGGC 29812422X |
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AU@ 000043390050 |
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