Violence in African Elections

Violence in African Elections

Between Democracy and Big Man Politics

Kovacs, Mimmi Soederberg; Bjarnesen, Jesper

Zed Books Ltd

04/2018

288

Dura

Inglês

9781786992291

15 a 20 dias

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Introduction: The Everyday Politics of Electoral Violence in Africa - Mimmi Soederberg Kovacs 1. Ethnic Politics and Elite Competition: The Roots of Electoral Violence in Kenya - Hanne Fjelde and Kristine Hoeglund 2. Wielding the Stick Again: The Rise and Fall and Rise of State Violence during Presidential Elections in Uganda - Anders Sjoegren 3. Land Conflict and Electoral Violence in Cote d'Ivoire: A Micro-Level Analysis - Matthew I. Mitchell 4. The Geography of Violence in Burundi's 2015 Elections - Willy Nindorera and Jesper Bjarnesen 5. Competition, Uncertainty, and Violence in Sierra Leone's Swing District - Ibrahim Bangura and Mimmi Soederberg Kovacs 6. Ex-Militants and Electoral Violence in Nigeria's Niger Delta - Tarila Marclint Ebiede 7. The Winner Takes It All: Post-war Rebel Networks, Big Man Politics and the Threat of Violence in the 2011 Liberian Elections - Mariam Bjarnesen 8. Parasitic Politics: Violence, Deception, and Change in Kenya's Electoral Politics - Jacob Rasmussen 9. Eclectic Ties and Election Touts: Chipangano's Cyclic Governance Agenda in Mbare, Zimbabwe - Tariro Mutongwizo 10. Patronage Politics and Electoral Violence in Lagos, Nigeria: Understanding the Micro-Level Dynamics - Daniel E. Agbiboa 11. 'Once They All Pick their Guns You Can Have Your Way': Campaigning and Talking about Violence in Northern Ghana - Afra Schmitz Conclusions: Beyond Democracy and Big Men Politics - Jesper Bjarnesen and Mimmi Soederberg Kovacs