Political Parties in Africa: Ethnicity and Party Formation

ISBN-13: 9781107033467 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 334 str.

Sebastian Elischer

Opis

This book examines the effects of ethnicity on polity politics in ten African countries.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. A new framework for comparison for political parties; 3. Kenya: the ubiquity of ethnic parties; 4. Namibia: the dominance of non-ethnic parties; 5. Ghana: the ubiquity of non-ethnic parties; 6. The diversity of African party politics; 7. Explaining the formation of non-ethnic parties; Conclusion: the emergence of non-ethnic politics.