Beyond Ethnic Politics in Africa

ISBN-13: 9781316622759 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 218 str.

Dominika Koter

Opis

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

Recenzje

'Dominika Koter presents a forceful and convincing argument, which makes an important contribution to the literature. It is shown that electoral mobilization along ethnic lines is not unavoidable, with politicians resorting to ethnic politics only when local leaders in their country cannot act as credible electoral intermediaries. Although more research needs to be conducted to positively assert that this argument can be generalized, Beyond Ethnic Politics in Africa should be essential reading for students and scholars of African politics broadly, and ethnicity, electoral politics and clientelism more specifically.' Athanasios Stathopoulos, Democratization

Spis treści

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.