How autocrats compete : parties, patrons, and unfair elections in Africa / Yonatan L. Morse.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Morse, Yonatan L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Elections--Africa.
• Voting--Africa.
• Political participation--Africa.
• Political participation.
• Authoritarianism.
• Voting.
• Elections.
• Africa.
• Political parties--Africa.
• Political parties.
• Authoritarianism--Africa.
• Africa--Politics and government.
• Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xxi, 336 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

"Preface and Acknowledgements: This book is an examination of the ways by which autocrats compete in unfair elections, and the underlying factors that structure those contests. The ideas that guide it were first discussed in graduate seminars held back in 2007, at a time when terms like competitive and electoral authoritarianism were just coming into vogue. Now, over 10 years later, the initial motivations for this study seem entirely justified, and perhaps more needed than ever. As an era of electoral authoritarianism continues to unfold, to understand the challenges that democracy faces we must also contend with the evolving and complex nature of authoritarian government. This is my modest attempt at shedding some light on these issues, and adding new perspectives on the intersection of authoritarian and electoral politics"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

• The puzzle of electoral authoritarian competition
• Ruling parties, international patrons, and electoral authoritarian competition
• Electoral authoritarian competition and the African experience
• The origins and structure of ruling parties in Tanzania, Cameroon, and Kenya
• Ruling party credibility and the management of elite competition
• Ruling party credibility and the sources of voter support
• The electoral consequences of international patronage
• Authoritarian competition in Africa's former single-party regimes
• Conclusions: the comparative study of electoral authoritarianism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9781108474764
• 1108474764

OCLC:

1040617561