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Democracy Chronicles

Causes of Electoral Violence in Africa

by Ngah Gabriel - February 25, 2018

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Electoral Violence in Africa

The following paper was written by me under the direction of Dr. Kiven James Kewir who is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Buea in Cameroon. Here is the abstract with a link to the full study at the end:

The return to multiparty politics and elections in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) in the early 1990s was viewed as a positive step towards democratisation on the continent after 03 decades of autocratic rule. Elections have however seldom led to peaceful political transitions. Demands for and results of elections continue to plunge many countries into violence.

The purpose of this study was to examine the sources of electoral violence in Africa. The study was reliant on electoral violence theory by Hoglund (2009). The evidence showed that patrimonialism as the style of politics, the types of elections, the type of electoral system and election administration are the main causes of election violence in Africa. It was recommended that election management bodies should be given more autonomy in the management of elections.

Please click here for the pdf link to the full 53 page study. Some information about the authors:

Kiven James Kewir Ph.D.

Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Buea, Cameroon
Research Leader, African Leadership Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
Senior Research Associate, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Mr. Ngah Gabriel (MA, PGD)

Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Politics and International Relations,
Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

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Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Africa, Colonialism, Election History, Worldwide Corruption

About Ngah Gabriel

Author Ngah Gabriel writes for Democracy Chronicles from the Republic of Cameroon. Ngah obtained a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Management (option Business Administration) from the University of Yaounde II-Soa, Cameroon in 2012. In 2015, he obtained a Master's degree in Political Science and International Relations (option MDynamics, Management and Security of Cross-Border Areas) from the same university. He is currently a Doctoral Degree student in the field of politics.

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  1. Friday Eyafi Gambo says

    August 29, 2017 at 8:01 am

    I like dis research. I have written a research about democracy and post-electoral violence in Nigeria and want to advance my research to cover Africa so i will need your collaboration. Thanks

    Reply
    • Ngah Gabriel says

      August 29, 2017 at 4:29 pm

      I am glad you liked the research. I would be glad to collaborate with you. email me @ ngah.gabriel@gmail.com

      Reply
  2. Lincoln Johnson says

    November 25, 2017 at 10:54 am

    I so happy to come across this research because my country Liberia is going through her first Democratic election after 74yrs.
    Peaceful political transition is Paramount to me. My organization is currently running series of projects with funding from IFES among them is the most important one called PEACEFUL POLITICAL TRANSITION thus which is very important to the stability of my country.
    Having, said so am kindly asking you to sent me some basic information on peaceful political transition.
    I will appreciate if you sent me Short messages on peaceful political transition.
    Finally, it’s my hope and prayers that you will Grant me the necessary assistance.
    My God blessed us all as we strive to keep our Continent peaceful through peaceful political transition.

    Reply

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