How ethnic are African parties really? Evidence from Francophone Africa

Abstract: Though African party systems are said to be ethnic, there is little evidence for this claim. The few empirical studies rarely rely on individual data and are biased in favour of Anglophone Africa. This paper looks at four Francophone countries, drawing on representative survey polls. Results reveal that ethnicity matters, but that its impact is generally rather weak and differs with regard to party systems and individual parties. ‘Ethnic parties’ in the strict sense are virtually absent. In particular, the voters’ location seems more important than ethnic affiliation. Other determinants such as regional ties, elite strategies, cross-cutting cleavages, and rational preferences deserve more attention in the future study of voting behaviour in Africa

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: International Political Science Review ; 33 (2012) 1 ; 5-24

Klassifikation
Politik

Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2012
Urheber
Basedau, Matthias
Stroh, Alexander

DOI
10.1177/0192512110391770
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-371337
Rechteinformation
Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Beteiligte

  • Basedau, Matthias
  • Stroh, Alexander

Entstanden

  • 2012

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