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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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2014]
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=761470 |
Table of Contents:
- 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.