Information on "Political Participation" and "Sub-Saharan Africa"
October 2008
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Oct 2008
Do Free Elections Foster Capable Governments?
Author: Michael Bratton
Publisher: Afrobarometer
This publication asks if democratization leads to improved governance. More on «Do Free Elections Foster Capable Governments?»
June 2008
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Jun 2008
African Security Review, Vol 17 No 2
Author: Carlos Ortiz, Marco Boggero, Anneli Botha, Eric Rosand, Jason Ipe, Henri Boshoff, D D Zounmenou, Geoff Harris, Daniel Bendix, Ruth Stanley, Issaka K Souaré, John Young, John J Ghazvinian
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
This issue of the African Security Review discusses private security contracting in weak states, terrorism in Africa from a human security perspective, and counterterrorism cooperation in southern Africa. More on «African Security Review, Vol 17 No 2»
January 2008
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Jan 2008
Promoting Peace and Democracy Through Party Regulation?
Author: Anika Becher, Matthias Basedau
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
This paper analyzes the effects of ethnic party bans on democracy and peace in sub-Saharan Africa. More on «Promoting Peace and Democracy Through Party Regulation?» -
Jan 2008
Ethnically Dominated Party Systems and the Quality of Democracy
Author: Robert A Dowd, Michael Driessen
Publisher: Afrobarometer
This paper explores the role of ethnicity in Sub-Saharan African political systems. More on «Ethnically Dominated Party Systems and the Quality of Democracy» -
2008
Conflict Trends, Issue 4 (2008)
Author: Andrew Mack, Tara Cooper, Jo-Ansie van Wyk, Ian Henderson, Jean-Bosco Butera, Marcel Leroy, Kingsley Moghalu, Awil Mohamoud, Sarah Osman, Cedric de Coning, Sean Callaghan
Publisher: African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
This issue of ACCORD Conflict Trends investigates social and political issues facing various African states, with a focus on peace, conflict and democracy. More on «Conflict Trends, Issue 4 (2008)»
December 2007
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Dec 2007
Young and Old in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Annie Chikwanha, Eldred Masunungure
Publisher: Afrobarometer
This paper examines the young generation's commitment to democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa, and compares it to that of the older generation. More on «Young and Old in Sub-Saharan Africa» -
Dec 2007
Corruption, Institutional Discredit, and Exclusion of the Poor
Author: Mireille Razafindrakoto, Francois Roubaud
Publisher: Afrobarometer
This paper explores the role of corruption and an individual's reaction to it in perpetuating poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. More on «Corruption, Institutional Discredit, and Exclusion of the Poor»
November 2007
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Nov 2007
Ethnicity as a Political Cleavage
Author: Nicholas Cheeseman, Robert Ford
Publisher: Afrobarometer
This paper examines the significance of ethnicity as a political cleavage across selected African countries. More on «Ethnicity as a Political Cleavage»
January 2007
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Jan 2007
Ethnic Fractionalization, Electoral Institutions, and Africans' Political Attitudes
Author: Wonbin Cho
Publisher: Afrobarometer
This publication explores how ethnic fractionalization shapes voter attitudes in sub-Saharan Africa. More on «Ethnic Fractionalization, Electoral Institutions, and Africans' Political Attitudes»
September 2006
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Sep 2006
Voters But Not Yet Citizens: The Weak Demand For Political Accountability in Africa's Unclaimed Democrats
Author: Michael Bratton, Carolyn Logan
Publisher: Afrobarometer
This paper examines deficiencies in multiparty elections in Africa. More on «Voters But Not Yet Citizens: The Weak Demand For Political Accountability in Africa's Unclaimed Democrats»
