TAILIEUCHUNG - Party-Voter Linkage in Africa

A wind of change swept the African continent in the 1990s when a large number of countries introduced multiparty systems and numerous longstanding autocrats lost their power. In many cases, transitions from authoritarian rule to multiparty politics started with popular protest by civic associations, trade unions, student and women’s organisations, professional associations, churches and many others (see Bratton/van de Walle 1997: 117). Multiparty democracy became the rallying cry of these heterogeneous opposition coalitions that were kept together by their hostility to the old regime. Yet, the more the restrictions on political activities were lifted, the more civil society groups were replaced by political parties. While both types of associations are. | Party-Voter Linkage in Africa Anja Osei Party-Voter Linkage in Africa Ghana and Senegal in Comparative Perspective Springer vs RESEARCH Anja Osei Konstanz Germany This work was submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Politics at the University Leipzig 2011. ISBN 978-3-531-18612-2 ISBN 978-3-531-19140-9 eBook DOI 978-3-531-19140-9 The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie detailed bibliographic data are available in the Internet at http . Springer VS VS Verlag fur Sozialwissenschaften Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher whether the whole or part of the material is concerned specifically the rights of translation reprinting reuse of illustrations recitation broadcasting reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way and transmission or information storage and retrieval electronic adaptation computer software or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher s location in its current version and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names registered names trademarks service marks etc. in this publication does not imply even in the absence of a specific statement that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While .

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