02665nam a22003854a 4500 ebr10188459 CaPaEBR 20260707193343.0 m u cr cn||||||||| 050823s2006 mdua sb 001 0 eng 2005024560 0801883326 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0801883334 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780801883330 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)213305486 f------ JQ1879.A5 L55 2006eb 324.96/0329 22 Lindberg, Staffan I., 1969- 169070 Democracy and elections in Africa [electronic resource] / Staffan I. Lindberg. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. xiii, 227 p. : ill. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Elections Africa. 169071 Democracy Africa. 126561 Africa Politics and government 1960- 1530 Electronic books. local 190 ebrary, Inc. 191 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10188459 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view EBK 232402 203654