Authoritarian origins of democratic party systems in Africa /

"Faced with a transition to multiparty democracy, many assume that breaking the power of incumbents is necessary to develop a stable, highly institutionalized party system. But, in fact, across Sub-Saharan Africa, the incumbent's demise is sufficient to ensure a highly volatile, weakly ins...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Riedl, Rachel Beatty (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2014]
Temas:
Since 2001
Political parties > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Democratization > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Democracy > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Political parties > Ghana.
Democratization > Ghana.
Democracy > Ghana.
Démocratisation > Afrique subsaharienne.
Démocratisation > Ghāna.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Democracy
Democratization
Political parties
Politics and government
Autoritärer Staat
Demokratisierung
Parteiensystem
Parteienwettbewerb
Politische Kultur
Africa, Sub-Saharan > Politics and government.
Ghana > Politics and government > 2001-
Afrique subsaharienne > Politique et gouvernement.
Ghāna > Politique et gouvernement > 2001-
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana
Subsaharisches Afrika
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A theory of party system variation
  • Variations in party system institutionalization in Africa
  • Competing explanations : from colonial rule to new democratic institutions
  • Modes of authoritarian power
  • Authoritarian power and transition control
  • The emergence and endurance of the multiparty system
  • Africa and beyond : party systems in new democracies.

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