'Counting Votes and Bodies,'Election-Related Conflicts in Africa: A Comparative Study of Ghana and Kenya
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-wright13418791312021-08-03T06:17:26Z 'Counting Votes and Bodies,'Election-Related Conflicts in Africa: A Comparative Study of Ghana and Kenya Nambiema, Ibrahim Mahama Peace Studies Political Science election-related violence elections election management bodies conflict democracy Sub-Saharan Africa. Since joining the ‘third wave' of democracy in the 1990s, African countries have focused on elections. Some leaders conduct elections to legitimize their authoritarian rule. Many of Africa's transitional democracies are associated with flawed elections and violent conflicts. The literature on electoral conflict places little emphasis on election governance. It is my assumption that the high rate of non-credible elections in Africa can be associated with election management that has exacerbated societal cleavages. Is an effective and independent election management body a necessary prerequisite for election results to be credible? Are credible elections correlated with lower levels of conflicts? Kenya and Ghana, with their parallel experience with electoral conflicts, are compared to determine if the level of effectiveness of an electoral commission is strongly correlated with the conduct of credible elections and consequently a reduced propensity for election-related conflicts. 2012-07-12 English text Wright State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1341879131 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1341879131 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Peace Studies Political Science election-related violence elections election management bodies conflict democracy Sub-Saharan Africa. Nambiema, Ibrahim Mahama 'Counting Votes and Bodies,'Election-Related Conflicts in Africa: A Comparative Study of Ghana and Kenya |
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'Counting Votes and Bodies,'Election-Related Conflicts in Africa: A Comparative Study of Ghana and Kenya |
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'Counting Votes and Bodies,'Election-Related Conflicts in Africa: A Comparative Study of Ghana and Kenya |
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'Counting Votes and Bodies,'Election-Related Conflicts in Africa: A Comparative Study of Ghana and Kenya |
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'counting votes and bodies,'election-related conflicts in africa: a comparative study of ghana and kenya |
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2012 |
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