Dominika Koter

Beyond Ethnic Politics in Africa

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Produktbeschreibung

Focussing on Sub-Saharan Africa, Dominika Koter analyses why ethnic politics emerge in some ethnically diverse societies, but not in others.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 365g
• ISBN-13: 9781316622759
• ISBN-10: 1316622754
• Artikelnr.: 50022359

Autorenporträt

Dominika Koter is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Colgate University, New York. She received the Gregory Luebbert Award for Best Article in Comparative Politics and the African Politics Conference Groups' award for best article published on African politics in 2013.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The challenge of winning votes and ethnic politics in Africa
2. A theory of social ties and electoral politics
3. Social structure and its origins
4. Mobilization strategies and electoral outcomes in Senegal and Benin
5. Intermediaries in urban and rural settings
6. Social structure and ethnic politics in Africa and beyond
7. Conclusion.