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During the third wave of democratization, the institution of multiparty elections spread throughout the African continent. With the exception of a few cases, most African countries do nowadays hold elections with at least some degree of political competition. Nevertheless, few of these countries arrange elections corresponding to international democratic standards. Electoral misconduct is common and the electoral playing field is often tilted in favour of the incumbent regime. An important obstacle to the creation of a more competitive arena of political contestation is the absence of an effective opposition. Ethnical division, poor organization, and inability to match the incumbent regime in terms of economic patronage is just a few examples of problems burdening the political opposition in many African countries.
The panel will discuss topics related to parties and elections in Sub-Saharan Africa. The panel invites scholars interested in different countries and areas of the African continent, using varying methodological tools and studying the topic from a case study or a comparative perspective.
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Accepted Abstracts
SESSION 1
Are Electoral Coalitions Harmful to African Democracy?
Political Functionalism as a Prerequisite for Political Development: Evidence from Uganda’s General Elections 2011
Electoral Uncetainty, Patronage, an Violence. The 2007 Elections in Sierra Leone
Policy Blind Coalitions- the Case of Kenya
The Political Geography of Voting: Opposition and the City in Africa
Patterns of Political Issues in Sub Saharan African Elections: A Typology of Issue-Engagement
SESSION 2
Voter behavior, government capture and accountability in African States: A comparative analysis based on cross-country estimations of spatial voting models
Exlaining Regime Persistence in Kazakhstan and Tanzania: Dominant Party Strategy and Neo-Patrimonialism.
Africa, Democracy and the Role of International Political Party Assistance
