Author: Electoral Institute of South AfricaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
EISA Observer Mission Report 2002
Author: Electoral Institute of South AfricaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
EISA Election Observer Mission Report
Author: Countries at the Crossroads 2011
Author: Freedom HousePublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 1442212624
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
Countries at the Crossroads: An Analysis of Democratic Governance evaluates government performance in seventy strategically important countries from across the globe, including emerging market countries and at-risk states. The in-depth comparative analyses and quantitative ratings_examining Accountability and Public Voice, Civil Liberties, Rule of Law, and Anticorruption and Transparency_serve as a valuable tool for public analysts, educators and students, government officials, and the business community.
Electoral Violence, Corruption, and Political Order
Author: Sarah BirchPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691203636
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A comprehensive look at how violence has been used to manipulate competitive electoral processes around the world since World War II Throughout their history, political elections have been threatened by conflict, and the use of force has in the past several decades been an integral part of electoral processes in a significant number of contemporary states. However, the study of elections has yet to produce a comprehensive account of electoral violence. Drawing on cross-national data sets together with fourteen detailed case studies from around the world, Electoral Violence, Corruption, and Political Order offers a global comparative analysis of violent electoral practices since the Second World War. Sarah Birch shows that the way power is structured in society largely explains why elections are at risk of violence in some contexts but not in others. Countries with high levels of corruption and weak democratic institutions are especially vulnerable to disruptions of electoral peace. She examines how corrupt actors use violence to back up other forms of electoral manipulation, including vote buying and ballot stuffing. In addition to investigating why electoral violence takes place, Birch considers what can be done to prevent it in the future, arguing that electoral authority and the quality of electoral governance are more important than the formal design of electoral institutions. Delving into a deeply influential aspect of political malpractice, Electoral Violence, Corruption, and Political Order explores the circumstances in which individuals choose to employ violence as an electoral strategy.
How Autocrats Compete
Author: Yonatan L. MorsePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108474764
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
Explains how autocrats compete in unfair elections in Africa and highlights the strengths and weaknesses of modern authoritarianism.
Africa Insight
Author: Political Parties in Africa
Author: Sebastian ElischerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107033462
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
This book examines the effects of ethnicity on party politics in ten African countries. Sebastian Elischer finds that five party types exist: the mono-ethnic, the ethnic alliance, the catch-all, the programmatic, and the personalistic party. He uses these party types to show that the African political landscape is considerably more diverse than conventionally assumed.
The African Book Publishing Record
Author: Zimbabwe's Military: Examining its Veto Power in the Transition to Democracy, 2008-2013
Author: Rupiya, Martin R.Publisher: The African Public Policy & Research Institute
ISBN: 0620567503
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Political transition and democratisation challenges have been noted in African countries including Angola, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in the African Union (AU) intervening on behalf of citizens, using tried-and-tested mechanisms of imposing a power-sharing agreement to preside over a transitional period, during which there are key changes to the constitution and the political conduct of the incumbency, and partisan institutions are weaned from seeking to perpetuate the status quo. This book focuses on Zimbabwe's military and its perceived veto power in the transition to democratisation from 2008 until 2013. The objective was to analyse, monitor and comment on the unique democratic transformational challenges faced by Zimbabwe's Government of National Unity. One of the book's key findings is that every time partisan forces carry out an operation in the name of a political party, there is a direct correlation in which the same loses its national character. This is the context of the challenge facing Zimbabwean forces when used for partisan gain and why the Southern African Development Community (SADC), in its last communique in Maputo on 15 June 2013, sought to compel a written undertaking from the generals that they would desist from playing a direct role in the politics of the country. The AU had earlier expressed its deep regret when faced with the results of serious human rights abuses that were committed with impunity.
Democratization and Competitive Authoritarianism in Africa
Author: Matthijs BogaardsPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3658092165
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
The special issue revisits Levitsky and Way’s seminal study on Competitive Authoritarianism (2010). The contributions by North American, European, and African scholars deepen our understanding of the emergence, trajectories, and outcomes of hybrid regimes across the African continent.