Democracy and elections in Africa / Staffan I. Lindberg.
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- 0801883334 (pbk)
- 9780801883330
- JQ1879.A5 L55 2006
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | JQ1879.A5 L55 2006 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30010000113388 | ||
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | JQ1879.A5 L55 2006 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30010000113387 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-221) and index.
Introduction. The role of elections ; Why Africa? ; On regimes ; On elections and democracy ; Preindependence and postindependence elections in African nations ; Contemporary Africa's track record ; Outline of the book -- On democracy and elections. Making a conceptual choice ; Defining democracy ; Operationalizing democratic qualities of elections ; Data collection and processing -- Elections in Africa over time. Frequency and number of elections ; The democratic qualities, on average ; Democratic qualities of elections over time ; Conclusions -- The self-reinforcing power of elections. Going from bad to worse ; First, second, third, fourth and later elections ; A panel-group comparison ; Conclusions -- The causal effects of elections. Democratic qualities in society ; A missing factor of democratization ; Hypotheses and causal links -- Democratization by elections? Elections are associated with civil liberties ; Analyzing by countries ; Conclusions -- Comparative perspectives and reflections. The transition paradigm ; Corruption and democratization ; Stateness and social citizenship ; Lessons on consolidation ; Policy implications ; The power of elections in unfavorable conditions.