By combining the perspectives of political elites with those of voters, this book provides a unique analysis of the dynamics of the party-voter relationship in Africa.
By combining the perspectives of political elites with those of voters, this book provides a unique analysis of the dynamics of the party-voter relationship in Africa.
Danielle Resnick is a Research Fellow at the United Nations University-World Institute for Development Economics Research. Her work on voting behavior, political parties, and the political economy of development has appeared in Comparative Political Studies, Party Politics, World Development, the Journal of Modern African Studies, and Development Policy Review, as well as in chapters within edited volumes. She has received fellowships from the Social Science Research Council, the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, and the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies at Cornell University, New York. She has lived in and conducted fieldwork in a number of African countries, including Botswana, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Senegal, and Zambia. She received her Ph.D. in Government from Cornell University.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Urbanization, voting behavior, and party politics in African democracies; 2. Drivers of voting behavior among Africa's urban poor: why populist strategies prevail; 3. The bite of 'King Cobra': populist strategies in the Zambian context; 4. Gorgui's gamble: the rise and fall of populist strategies in Senegal; 5. The view from below: how the urban poor react to political party strategies; 6. Beyond the city: building coalitions with rural voters; 7. Political parties and populist strategies in other African democracies; 8. Conclusions, contributions, and implications.
1. Urbanization, voting behavior, and party politics in African democracies; 2. Drivers of voting behavior among Africa's urban poor: why populist strategies prevail; 3. The bite of 'King Cobra': populist strategies in the Zambian context; 4. Gorgui's gamble: the rise and fall of populist strategies in Senegal; 5. The view from below: how the urban poor react to political party strategies; 6. Beyond the city: building coalitions with rural voters; 7. Political parties and populist strategies in other African democracies; 8. Conclusions, contributions, and implications.
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