Elections in Africa

A Data Handbook

Dieter Nohlen editor Bernard Thibaut editor Michael Krennerich editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:22nd Jul '99

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Elections in Africa cover

Named as Outstanding Academic Book by Choice

Elections in Africa provides the only comprehensive source for African elections from independence to the present. It contains comprehensive, reliable and carefully checked electoral data, presented in a comparative manner.Elections have always been an integral part of post-independence African politics and have assumed utmost importance in the course of recent democratisation processes. However, comparative research on the political development in Africa lacks reliable electoral data. Elections in Africa fills this cap. The handbook is the only reliable source for African elections from independence to present. In the first volume of this series, Elections in Africa presents a country-by-country study of African nations that provides a comparative introduction on elections and electoral systems. Each country chapter examines the history of the institutional and electoral arrangements, the evolution of suffrage and current electoral provisions. Precise and exhaustive data on national elections and referendums are presented comparatively. The book provides a definitive and comprehensive set of data on elections and electoral systems in order to facilitate comparative research. Data is presented in a systematic manner allowing for both historical and cross-national comparisons.

Named as Outstanding Academic Book by Choice
An invaluable reference book ... The bibliographies provided for each country are extensive and useful . * African Affairs *
A truly useful reference guide and handbook. * Political Studies *
Produced by experienced and prolific editors at the University of Heidelberg, this Handbook on elections in Africa offers excellent analysis of electoral statistics and behaviour, which are invaluable for Africanists as well as researchers in comparative politics ... This analytical database belongs in every academic reference collection. * Choice *

  • Winner of Named as Outstanding Academic Book by Choice.

ISBN: 9780198296454

Dimensions: 242mm x 166mm x 52mm

Weight: 1248g

1000 pages