Death, Diversion, and Departure

Voter Exit and the Persistence of Authoritarianism in Zimbabwe

AvChipo Dendere

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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There are many explanations for the survival of long-serving political parties, from access to state wealth to the use of excessive violence. A yet unexplored reason, particularly for parties that have survived under extreme conditions, is voter exit. In Death, Diversion, and Departure, Chipo Dendere shows that voter exit creates new opportunities for authoritarian regime survival. With an empirical focus on Zimbabwe, Dendere centers two types of voter exit: death and migration. She shows how the exit of young, urban, and working professional voters because of mass death due to the AIDS pandemic and mass migration in the wake of economic decline has increased the resilience of a regime that may have otherwise lost power. With authoritarianism on the rise globally and many citizens considering leaving home, Death, Diversion, and Departure provides timely insights into the impact of voter exit.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-01-22
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:471 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:246
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009678995

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Chipo Dendere is an assistant professor of political Science in the Africana Studies department at Wellesley College. Her research focuses on African politics, democracy, migration, elections, and the politics of cacao and chocolate. Dendere has previously worked at the World Bank, The Carter Centre, and Oxfam. She regularly shares political commentary on traditional media and social media spaces. She is active on X (formerly Twitter) as @drdendere.

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'Chipo Dendere is rightly seen as one of the most insightful analysts of contemporary Zimbabwe. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand why the opposition are so weak, and why ZANU-PF are still in power' Nic Cheeseman, author of Democracy in Africa, Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham

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Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Theory of exit and how to study exit; 3. Death and dearth of democrats HIV/AIDS and voter exit; 4. Voting with our feet: when voters leave, the regime survives; 5. Remittances and ZANU-PF survival; 6. Connecting the dots: voice, exit, loyalty, and regime survival; References; Index.