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dc.contributor.authorResnick, Danielleen
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-04-
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-15T13:15:58Z-
dc.date.available2011-12-15T13:15:58Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-9230-370-9en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/54007-
dc.description.abstractElectoral coalitions are becoming increasingly popular among opposition parties in Africa because they offer many advantages with respect to reducing party fragmentation and increasing incumbent turnovers. At the same time, however, they are often comprised of parties that are defined predominantly by their leaders' personalities and exhibit little differentiation in terms of their policy orientation. Based on a dataset spanning all opposition coalitions since 2000 in Africa's electoral democracies, this paper demonstrates not only that coalitions rarely defeat incumbents but also that they are only competitive when major opposition parties are involved. More significantly, the paper highlights that in many countries, a sizeable share of total electoral volatility is due to fluctuations in voting for opposition parties that have belonged to coalitions. The paper argues that such volatility reflects the inability of coalition members to build loyal constituency bases over time, which is critical for party development and broader consolidation.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aThe United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) |cHelsinkien
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aWIDER Working Paper |x2011/07en
dc.subject.jelD72en
dc.subject.jelN30en
dc.subject.jelN37en
dc.subject.jelO10en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordAfricaen
dc.subject.keywordcampaign strategiesen
dc.subject.keywordelectoral volatilityen
dc.subject.keywordopposition partiesen
dc.subject.keywordparty developmenten
dc.titleAre electoral coalitions harmful for democratic consolidation in Africa?-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn645268569en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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