Lindberg, Staffan I.1969-creatorauthor.textbibliographymdu20062006monographiceng

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application/pdfapplication/pdfxiii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmThis volume studies elections as a core institution of liberal democracy in the context of newly democratizing countries.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.Staffan I. Lindberg.Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-221) and index.f------ Since 1960 fast ElectionsAfricaDemocracyAfricaAfrica89.57 political participationJQ1879.A5 L6308018833269780801883323080188333497808018833302005024560http://site.ebrary.com/id/10188459http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0518/2005024560.htmlhttp://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz257943706inh.htmhttp://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=014802364&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIAhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0623/2005024560-b.htmlhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0623/2005024560-d.htmlhttp://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz257943706vlg.htmhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/stanford/Doc?id=10188459http://site.ebrary.com/id/10188459http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0518/2005024560.htmlhttp://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz257943706inh.htmhttp://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=014802364&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIAhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0623/2005024560-b.htmlhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0623/2005024560-d.htmlhttp://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz257943706vlg.htmhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/stanford/Doc?id=1018845905082320241217095843.0ocm61451536 eng