Violence in African Elections
Between Democracy and Big Man Politics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5830004 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Eriksson Baaz (0000-0002-7702-2000), Monika Stern (0000-0001-6181-1251), Mary Njeri Kinyanjui, Cedric De Coning (0000-0003-4567-8838), Tobias Hagmann (0000-0003-1745-2938), Filip Reyntjens (0000-0003-3098-6678), Paul Higate (0000-0001-8217-2313), Mats Utas (0000-0002-2022-6985), Söderberg Mimmi, Ayokunle Olumuyiwa Omobowale (0000-0002-7455-1695), Azeez Olaniyan (0000-0002-2084-5508), Charly Tsafack, Felix Kumah-Abiwu (0000-0002-7288-5771), Johanna Rie, Michael Ndobegang Mbapndah, Olatokunbo Fayiga, Olusoji Alani Odeyemi (0000-0002-8569-8465), Osita Odafi, Rodrick Henry (0000-0003-1420-6045), Surajudeen Mudasiro, Anders Themnér (0000-0003-1884-8109), Angela Muvumba Sellström (0000-0003-1568-7776), Kristine Höglund (0000-0001-7167-609X), Jesper Kovacs |
| Editors | Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs (0000-0002-3247-7407), Jesper Bjarnesen (0000-0003-3114-4018) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Violence in African Elections (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Zed Books Ltd (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5040/9781350223837 |
| OpenAlex | W2918643136 |
| ISBN | 9781350223837 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 63 |
Multiparty elections have become the bellwether by which all democracies are judged, and the spread of these systems across Africa has been widely hailed as a sign of the continent's progress towards stability and prosperity. But such elections bring their own challenges, particularly the often intense internecine violence following disputed results
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Demilitarizing Politics
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The Ontology of “Political Violence
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |