Beyond Ethnic Politics in Africa

Beyond Ethnic Politics in Africa

Koter, Dominika (Colgate University, New York)

Cambridge University Press

10/2016

220

Dura

Inglês

9781107171497

15 a 20 dias

Dominika Koter illuminates the central role of social structure in determining how politicians attempt to mobilize voters in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on extensive fieldwork in Benin and Senegal, coupled with analysis of election results, this study will interest students and scholars of democracy, and local, ethnic and party politics in Africa.
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.
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