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How ethnic are African parties really? Evidence from Francophone Africa
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Abstract Though African party systems are said to be ethnic, there is little evidence for this claim. The few empirical studies rarely rely on individual data and are biased in favour of Anglophone Africa. This paper looks at four Francophone countries, drawing on representative survey polls. Results reveal ... mehr
Though African party systems are said to be ethnic, there is little evidence for this claim. The few empirical studies rarely rely on individual data and are biased in favour of Anglophone Africa. This paper looks at four Francophone countries, drawing on representative survey polls. Results reveal that ethnicity matters, but that its impact is generally rather weak and differs with regard to party systems and individual parties. ‘Ethnic parties’ in the strict sense are virtually absent. In particular, the voters’ location seems more important than ethnic affiliation. Other determinants such as regional ties, elite strategies, cross-cutting cleavages, and rational preferences deserve more attention in the future study of voting behaviour in Africa.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
frankophones Afrika; Partei; Ethnizität; Regionalismus; Parteiensystem; Wahlverhalten; Afrika
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
voting intentions
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2012
Seitenangabe
S. 5-24
Zeitschriftentitel
International Political Science Review, 33 (2012) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0192512110391770
ISSN
1460-373X
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
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