Keith Weghorst (Sweden Goteborgs Universitet)

Activist Origins of Political Ambition

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Produktbeschreibung

Activist Origins of Political Ambition is the first book to study opposition motivations to run for elective office in autocracies. Exemplifying mixed-methods research design, the book has rich contextual details and engages popular comparative and US-focused academic literature to inform public policy on democratization.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 574g
• ISBN-13: 9781009011518
• ISBN-10: 1009011510
• Artikelnr.: 70388723

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.