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

Published Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource 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 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Elections -- Africa Voting -- Africa Political participation -- Africa Political parties -- Africa Authoritarianism -- Africa POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General. Authoritarianism Elections Political participation Political parties Politics and government Voting SUBJECT Africa -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001570 Subject Africa Form Electronic book ISBN 9781108578837 1108578837

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