Urban poverty and party populism in African democracies /

When and why do the urban poor vote for opposition parties in Africa's electoral democracies? The strategies used by political parties to incorporate the urban poor into the political arena provide a key answer to this question. This book explores and defines the role of populism in Africa'...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Resnick, Danielle, 1980-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Since 1960
Urban poor > Political activity > Africa.
Populism > Africa.
Political participation > Africa.
Political parties > Africa.
Pauvres en milieu urbain > Activité politique > Afrique.
Populisme > Afrique.
Participation politique > Afrique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Political participation
Political parties
Politics and government
Populism
Urban poor > Political activity
Africa > Politics and government > 1960-
Afrique > Politique et gouvernement > 1960-
Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Urbanization, voting behavior, and party politics in African democracies
  • Drivers of voting behavior among Africa's urban poor : why populist strategies prevail
  • The bite of "King Cobra" : populist strategies in the Zambian context
  • Gorgui's gamble : the rise and fall of populist strategies in Senegal
  • The view from below : how the urban poor react to political party strategies
  • Beyond the city : building coalitions with rural voters
  • Political parties and populist strategies in other African democracies
  • Conclusions, contributions, and implications.

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