Social Status and Political Participation of Rich and Poor Citizens in Africa

When the Resource-Poor are the Most Likely Voters

AvElvis Bisong Tambe

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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This book seeks to explore a fundamental obscurity in electoral behavior literature: while socioeconomic status is typically robustly and positively associated with a higher propensity for voting worldwide, the relationship in Africa is either negative or non-existent.

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Utgivningsdatum:2025-04-16
Mått:148 x 210 x 16 mm
Vikt:376 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031524011

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Elvis Bisong Tambe is a senior lecturer in Political Science at Linnaeus University, Sweden.His research interests lie in the field of political behavior, political participation, public opinion, voting and electoral processes, with a focus on new and emerging democracies. He is the author of Electoral Participation in Newly Consolidated Democracies: Turnout in Africa, Latin America, East Asia and Post-Communist Europe (Routledge, 2021)

Innehållsförteckning

1.The Puzzle.- 2.Socioeconomic Status and Voting in Africa: A Closer Look.- 3.Group Membership and the Mobilisation of Resource-Poor Voters.- 4.Reward Mobilisation and the Participation of Resource-Poor Citizens.- 5.Egime Type, Democratic Quality, and the Participation of Resource-rich Citizens.- 6.Policy Preferences and the Participation of Resource-rich Citizens.- 7.Institutional Context.- 8.Conclusion.