Keith Weghorst

Activist Origins of Political Ambition (eBook, PDF)

Opposition Candidacy in Africa''s Electoral Authoritarian Regimes

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Produktbeschreibung

A first-of-its-kind study of legislative candidacy in electoral autocracies in Africa showing how civic activism translates into opposition ambition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781009022705
• Artikelnr.: 70914597

Autorenporträt

Keith Weghorst is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the V-Dem Institute in the Department of Political Science at University of Gothenburg. His research focuses on political opposition, legislatures, and civil society in electoral autocracies, with a regional specialization in sub-Saharan Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Running against All Odds
2. A Theory of Opposition Candidacy
3. Electoral Authoritarianism in Tanzania
4. Roots of Ambition: Civic Activism and Career Partisanship
5. From Roots to Branches: Career Pathways to Candidacy Choices
6. Winning Party Nomination Contents
7. Winning General Elections
8. Benefits of Winning (and Losing) Elections
9. Costs of Competing in Authoritarian Elections
10. Testing the Argument across Africa
11. Elections and Authoritarianism in the Twenty-First Century
Appendices
References
Index.