Constitutional reform and new patterns of electoral violence
Evidence from Kenya’s 2013 elections
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12677188 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Malik (0000-0002-0641-455X, College of the Holy Cross, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 340-359 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Commonwealth and Comparative Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1466-2043 • E-ISSN: 1743-9094 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14662043.2017.1421036 |
| OpenAlex | W2794111537 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 21 |
In places prone to electoral violence, what effects can constitutional changes have on elites’ incentives to organise conflict? This article develops two hypotheses to address the above question. It proposes that in places where national reforms find sub-national resonance, national and local politicians’ incentives regarding the electoral utility of conflict will align. However, in places where national-level changes fail to be locally relevant, these incentives will deviate from one another. The research illustrates these logics through a controlled comparison of two Kenyan counties: one that experienced electoral violence and the other that maintained peace around the 2013 elections
Democracy · Economics · Electoral reform · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law · Political Conflict and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 1,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |