Democracy and Elections in Africa

Name: Democracy and Elections in Africa
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ISBN: 9780801883330

ISBN-10: 0801883334

ISBN-13: 9780801883330

Edition: 2006

Authors: Staffan I. Lindberg

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This volume studies elections as a core institution of liberal democracy in the context of newly democratizing countries. Political scientist Staffan I. Lindberg gathers data from every nationally contested election in Africa from 1989 to 2003, covering 232 elections in 44 countries, argues that democratizing nations learn to become democratic through repeated democratic behavior, even if their elections are often flawed. Refuting a number of established hypotheses, Lindberg finds no general negative trend in either the frequency or the quality of African elections. Rather, elections in Africa, based on his findings, are more than just the goal of a transition towards democracy or merely…

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List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 9/11/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.53" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



List of Tables and Figures


Preface



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



Overview of Elections in Africa, by Year



Changes in Civil Liberties Rankings



About the Freedom House Civil Liberties Index



A Data Set on Elections in Africa


Notes


References


Index