Activist Origins of Political Ambition: Opposition Candidacy in Africa's Electoral Authoritarian Regimes
Author:   Keith Weghorst (Göteborgs Universitet, Sweden)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   New edition
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9781316519929


Pages:   400
Publication Date:   21 July 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Activist Origins of Political Ambition: Opposition Candidacy in Africa's Electoral Authoritarian Regimes


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Author:   Keith Weghorst (Göteborgs Universitet, Sweden)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.725kg
ISBN:  

9781316519929


ISBN 10:   1316519929
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   21 July 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Running against All Odds; 2. A Theory of Opposition Candidacy; 3. Electoral Authoritarianism in Tanzania; 4. Roots of Ambition: Civic Activism and Career Partisanship; 5. From Roots to Branches: Career Pathways to Candidacy Choices; 6. Winning Party Nomination Contents; 7. Winning General Elections; 8. Benefits of Winning (and Losing) Elections; 9. Costs of Competing in Authoritarian Elections; 10. Testing the Argument across Africa; 11. Elections and Authoritarianism in the Twenty-First Century; Appendices; References; Index.

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'Weghorst's treatment of path dependency - both conceptually and empirically - stands out as one of his key intellectual contributions and is what makes this book important reading for any scholar of political institutions and history. It deserves a broad readership.' Fiona Shen-Bayh, Perspectives on Politics


Author Information

Keith Weghorst is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the V-Dem Institute in the Department of Political Science at University of Gothenburg. His research focuses on political opposition, legislatures, and civil society in electoral autocracies, with a regional specialization in sub-Saharan Africa.

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