This paper analyzes and compares three key elections selected among the ones held in 2020 in Africa, namely Ghana, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast. The three cases were chosen according to demographic and geographical relevance and the regularity of elections. The Ghana elections confirmed a trend towards de-mocracy and party consolidation, characterized by a two-party system. The trend of incumbent victory is also confirmed, although there is a decline in vote numbers. Both the two other cases under scrutiny shared problems of consolidation. In the case of Burkina, this was mainly due to the recent return to multipartism after the demise of Compaoré’s regime. Notwithstanding this, regular elections were held under the threat of terrorism in s...
Some thirty years ago, Benin’s Conférence des Forces Vives de la Nation paved the way for the end of...
Le principe de l’alternance démocratique au pouvoir fait généralement défaut en Afrique. Cette étape...
This article examines Ghana’s efforts in advancing its democratic consolidation since the country tr...
This paper analyzes and compares three key elections selected among the ones held in 2020 in Africa,...
1noThis paper analyzes and compares three key elections selected among the ones held in 2020 in Afri...
This paper analyzes and compares three key elections that have been selected among the many held in ...
The ‘Third Wave\u27of democracy resulted in transition galore in Africa. Authoritarian governments a...
Backed by peaceful but undemocratic presidential (2010, 2015) and legislative (2013) elections the G...
Repetitive elections are important benchmarks for assessing the maturity of Africa’s electoral democ...
Backed by peaceful but undemocratic presidential (2010) and legislative (July 2013) elections the Gn...
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg 2017.The st...
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) (2021) indicates that Tanzania has scored lower democratic per...
Following the successful conduct of the 2008 general elections that led to a peaceful transfer of po...
Throughout the year the controversial legislative elections dominated the political landscape. Huge ...
Any analysis of elections in Africa over recent periods has to be placed within the wider debate abo...
Some thirty years ago, Benin’s Conférence des Forces Vives de la Nation paved the way for the end of...
Le principe de l’alternance démocratique au pouvoir fait généralement défaut en Afrique. Cette étape...
This article examines Ghana’s efforts in advancing its democratic consolidation since the country tr...
This paper analyzes and compares three key elections selected among the ones held in 2020 in Africa,...
1noThis paper analyzes and compares three key elections selected among the ones held in 2020 in Afri...
This paper analyzes and compares three key elections that have been selected among the many held in ...
The ‘Third Wave\u27of democracy resulted in transition galore in Africa. Authoritarian governments a...
Backed by peaceful but undemocratic presidential (2010, 2015) and legislative (2013) elections the G...
Repetitive elections are important benchmarks for assessing the maturity of Africa’s electoral democ...
Backed by peaceful but undemocratic presidential (2010) and legislative (July 2013) elections the Gn...
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg 2017.The st...
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) (2021) indicates that Tanzania has scored lower democratic per...
Following the successful conduct of the 2008 general elections that led to a peaceful transfer of po...
Throughout the year the controversial legislative elections dominated the political landscape. Huge ...
Any analysis of elections in Africa over recent periods has to be placed within the wider debate abo...
Some thirty years ago, Benin’s Conférence des Forces Vives de la Nation paved the way for the end of...
Le principe de l’alternance démocratique au pouvoir fait généralement défaut en Afrique. Cette étape...
This article examines Ghana’s efforts in advancing its democratic consolidation since the country tr...