Post-Election Violence in Africa: The Impact of Judicial Independence

ISBN-13: 9780367271633 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 180 str.

Meshack Simati

Opis

This book explores the effect of the judiciary on the incidence of post-election violence by political actors across Africa and within African countries.

Spis treści

Introduction Part I. The Danger of Election Violence: Theory 1. Election Violence and Judicial Independence 2. Theoretical Framework and Hypotheses Part II. Evidence 3. Data and Variables 4. Empirical Analysis for Judicial Independence on Post-election Violence 5. A Historical Analysis of the Judiciary and Election Violence in Kenya: Critical Junctures 6. Disputed Elections under a Dependent Judiciary in Uganda Part III. Policy Implications 7. Implications for Theory and Practice

O autorze

Meshack B. Simati is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Global Studies at California State University, San Marcos, USA.