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Title: | Special issue: elections and conflict in Africa |
Editor: | Leonard, David K. |
Year: | 2009 |
Periodical: | Journal of African Elections (ISSN 1609-4700) |
Volume: | 8 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 162 |
Language: | English |
Geographic terms: | Subsaharan Africa Congo (Democratic Republic of) Kenya Nigeria Sierra Leone |
Subjects: | elections democracy 2000-2009 |
Abstract: | What do elections mean in sub-Saharan Africa and what are some of the challenges that arise in running them well? This issue of 'Journal of African Elections' considers elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (2006), Sierra Leone (2007 and 2008), Kenya (2007) and Nigeria (since 1999), and the lessons that can be drawn from them, both for democracy and for best electoral practice. The articles highlight the array of institutions that have an impact on elections, democracy and governance. These include patronage, the presidency, parliament, the electoral system, election management bodies, the courts and security services. They pay attention to both local and international players and to the complex interactions and networks of countless actors at multiple levels that emerge, and their role in assuring electoral success and ultimately democracy. They ask who benefits from elections and what, in practice, is democracy actually delivering, and to whom: the poor, the elite, peace, the international community. Contributors: Sam Egwu, Katherine George, Denis Kadima, David K. Leonard, Khabele Matlosa, Felix Odhiambo Owuor, Titi Pitso, Anna Schmidt. [ASC Leiden abstract] |