LEADER 04687nam 2200553 450 001 9910637798103321 005 20210311111955.0 010 $a1-350-22383-2 024 7 $a10.5040/9781350223837 035 $a(CKB)4100000003618250 035 $a(OCoLC)1030993562 035 $a(CaBNVSL)9781350223837 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000003618250 100 $a20210311h20212018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aViolence in African elections $ebetween democracy and big man politics /$fedited by Mimmi So?derberg Kovacs and Jesper Bjarnesen 210 1$aLondon, England :$cZed Books,$d2018. 210 2$a[London, England] :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2021 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 273 pages) $cmaps 225 1 $aAfrica now 311 $a1-78699-230-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: the everyday politics of electoral violence in Africa / Mimmi So?derberg Kovacs -- Ethnic politics and elite competition: the roots of electoral violence in Kenya / Hanne Fjelde and Kristine Ho?glund -- Wielding the stick again: the rise and fall and rise of state violence during presidential elections in Uganda / Anders Sjo?rgren -- Land conflict and electoral violence in Co?te d'Ivoire: a micro-level analysis / Matthew I. Mitchell -- The geography of violence in Burundi's 2015 elections / Willy Dindorera and Jesper Bjarnsesen -- Competition, uncertainty and violence in Sierra Leone's swing district / Ibrahim Bangura and Mimmi So?derberg Kovacs -- Ex-militants and electoral violence in Nigeria's Niger Delta / Tarila Marclint Ebiede -- The winner takes it all: post-war rebel networks, Big Man politics, and the threat of violence in the 2011 Liberian elections / Mariam Bjarnesen -- Parsitic politics: violence, deception and change in Kenya's electoral politics / Jacob Rasmussen -- Eclectic ties and election touts: Chipangano's cyclic governance agenda in Mbare, Zimbabwe / Tariro Mutongwizo -- Patronage politics and electoral violence in Lagos, Nigeria: understanding the micro-level dynamics / Daniel E. Agbiboa -- 'Once they all pick their guns you can have your way': campaigning and talking about violence in northern Ghana / Afra Schmitz -- Conclusion: beyond democracy and Big Man politics / Jesper Bjarnesen and Mimmi So?derberg Kovacs. 330 $a"Multiparty elections have become the bellwether by which all democracies are judged, and the spread of these systems across Africa has been widely hailed as a sign of the continent's progress towards stability and prosperity. But such elections bring their own challenges, particularly the often intense internecine violence following disputed results. While the consequences of such violence can be profound, undermining the legitimacy of the democratic process and in some cases plunging countries into civil war or renewed dictatorship, little is known about the causes. By mapping, analysing and comparing instances of election violence in different localities across Africa ? including Kenya, Ivory Coast and Uganda ? this collection of detailed case studies sheds light on the underlying dynamics and sub-national causes behind electoral conflicts, revealing them to be the result of a complex interplay between democratisation and the older, patronage-based system of 'Big Man' politics. Essential for scholars and policymakers across the social sciences and humanities interested in democratization, peace-keeping and peace studies, Violence in African Elections provides important insights into why some communities prove more prone to electoral violence than others, offering practical suggestions for preventing violence through improved electoral monitoring, voter education, and international assistance."--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aAfrica now (Zed Books) 606 $aElections$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan 606 $aPolitical violence$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan 606 $aDemocracy$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan 606 $aPeace studies & conflict resolution$2bicssc 607 $aAfrica, Sub-Saharan$xPolitics and government$y21st century 615 0$aElections 615 0$aPolitical violence 615 0$aDemocracy 615 7$aPeace studies & conflict resolution 676 $a324.96 702 $aSo?derberg$b Mimmi 702 $aBjarnesen$b Jesper 712 02$aNordiska Afrikainstitutet, 801 0$bYDX 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910637798103321 996 $aViolence in African elections$92671662 997 $aUNINA