03079nam 22006254a 450 991079157950332120230828224116.00-8018-8925-1(CKB)2560000000048202(OCoLC)213305486(CaPaEBR)ebrary10188459(SSID)ssj0000474759(PQKBManifestationID)11342413(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474759(PQKBWorkID)10454578(PQKB)10758757(SSID)ssj0000136498(PQKBManifestationID)12045916(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000136498(PQKBWorkID)10104162(PQKB)11607419(MiAaPQ)EBC3318260(MdBmJHUP)muse2556(Au-PeEL)EBL3318260(CaPaEBR)ebr10188459(OCoLC)923192374(EXLCZ)99256000000004820220050823d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrDemocracy and elections in Africa[electronic resource] /Staffan I. LindbergBaltimore Johns Hopkins University Press20061 online resource (244 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8018-8332-6 0-8018-8333-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-221) and index.Introduction. The role of elections ; Why Africa? ; On regimes ; On elections and democracy ; Preindependence and postindependence elections in African nations ; Contemporary Africa's track record ; Outline of the book -- On democracy and elections. Making a conceptual choice ; Defining democracy ; Operationalizing democratic qualities of elections ; Data collection and processing -- Elections in Africa over time. Frequency and number of elections ; The democratic qualities, on average ; Democratic qualities of elections over time ; Conclusions -- The self-reinforcing power of elections. Going from bad to worse ; First, second, third, fourth and later elections ; A panel-group comparison ; Conclusions -- The causal effects of elections. Democratic qualities in society ; A missing factor of democratization ; Hypotheses and causal links -- Democratization by elections? Elections are associated with civil liberties ; Analyzing by countries ; Conclusions -- Comparative perspectives and reflections. The transition paradigm ; Corruption and democratization ; Stateness and social citizenship ; Lessons on consolidation ; Policy implications ; The power of elections in unfavorable conditions.ElectionsAfricaDemocracyAfricaAfricaPolitics and government1960-ElectionsDemocracy324.96/0329Lindberg Staffan I.1969-1571789MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791579503321Democracy and elections in Africa3846331UNINA