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View article: The Myth of Democratic Resilience
The Myth of Democratic Resilience Open
Recent accounts of democratic “U-turns” in countries such as Bangladesh, Brazil and Poland overstate the extent of democratic resilience. Analyzing a database of countries that have gone from being democratic to authoritarian and back agai…
View article: When Money Can’t Buy Political Love: Lab Experiments on Vote Buying in Ghana and Uganda
When Money Can’t Buy Political Love: Lab Experiments on Vote Buying in Ghana and Uganda Open
Reciprocity lies at the heart of vote buying but its exact role is nuanced. Politicians often offer money in exchange for votes. Yet citizens who reject bribery in the context of democratic political processes might view the exchange of mo…
View article: Getting the message right: what are the impacts of counter-serious and organised crime awareness-raising strategies?
Getting the message right: what are the impacts of counter-serious and organised crime awareness-raising strategies? Open
Counter-serious and organised crime (SOC) strategies often include an awareness-raising element. Such messaging aims to build support for counter-SOC efforts, and intolerance for organised criminal activity. However, a growing body of rese…
View article: Opening the door to anti‐system leaders? Anti‐corruption campaigns and the global rise of populism
Opening the door to anti‐system leaders? Anti‐corruption campaigns and the global rise of populism Open
Almost all anti‐corruption drives contain an awareness raising element. However, recent research reveals that anti‐corruption awareness raising messages can backfire by triggering a sense that corruption is too big of a problem to tackle, …
View article: Has Kenya democratized? Institutional strengthening and contingency in the 2022 general elections
Has Kenya democratized? Institutional strengthening and contingency in the 2022 general elections Open
Kenya’s 2022 general elections saw – for only the second time in the country’s history – a transfer of power from a retiring president to a candidate that they had not backed. Moreover, despite accusations of electoral malpractice, the Sup…
View article: The battle for Central: ethnicity, urbanization and citizenship in Kenya’s 2022 general elections
The battle for Central: ethnicity, urbanization and citizenship in Kenya’s 2022 general elections Open
In Kenya’s 2022 general elections, presidential candidate William Ruto did something unusual – he dominated the vote in the heartlands of one of his main political rivals, President Uhuru Kenyatta. In turn, Ruto’s ability to win power by m…
View article: Foreign aid withdrawals and suspensions: Why, when and are they effective?
Foreign aid withdrawals and suspensions: Why, when and are they effective? Open
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View article: Blondel’s African Presidential Republics: proof presidentialism can perform even in the most challenging contexts?
Blondel’s African Presidential Republics: proof presidentialism can perform even in the most challenging contexts? Open
The debate on the ‘perils of presidentialism’ has been raging for over 30 years and gone through at least three waves. It began with the influential work of Juan Linz and most recently has seen the emergence of a rich literature on coaliti…
View article: Defending Civic Space: When are Campaigns against Repressive Laws Successful?
Defending Civic Space: When are Campaigns against Repressive Laws Successful? Open
Many civil society organizations (CSOs) are fighting for survival as governments introduce legislation to curtail their activities. This article examines how domestic civil society campaigns can persuade parliamentarians to reject ‘anti-CS…
View article: ASR volume 65 issue 4 Cover and Front matter
ASR volume 65 issue 4 Cover and Front matter Open
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View article: To change corrupt behaviour, change the message
To change corrupt behaviour, change the message Open
Telling people not to do something because everybody’s doing it will often backfire. Every day we are bombarded with messages that try to persuade us to change our behaviour for the good of ourselves and society. Drink less alcohol! Eat le…
View article: (Mis)Understanding Urban Africa: Toward A Research Agenda on the Political Impact of Urbanization
(Mis)Understanding Urban Africa: Toward A Research Agenda on the Political Impact of Urbanization Open
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View article: Government responses to gender-based violence during COVID-19
Government responses to gender-based violence during COVID-19 Open
Gender-based violence (GBV) significantly and substantially threatens women's health. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing risks and patterns of GBV. The impact of COVID-19 on GBV is not inevitable, however, and can be mediated b…
View article: Why efforts to fight corruption can undermine the social contract: Lessons from a survey experiment in Nigeria
Why efforts to fight corruption can undermine the social contract: Lessons from a survey experiment in Nigeria Open
Anticorruption awareness raising efforts are designed to encourage citizens to resist and report corruption but have been found to either not work or have unwanted effects—including increasing bribe payment. This article represents the fir…
View article: The Curse of Good Intentions: Why Anticorruption Messaging Can Encourage Bribery
The Curse of Good Intentions: Why Anticorruption Messaging Can Encourage Bribery Open
Awareness-raising messages feature prominently in most anticorruption strategies. Yet, there has been limited systematic research into their efficacy. There is growing concern that anticorruption awareness-raising efforts may be backfiring…
View article: Replication Data for: The Curse of Good Intentions: Why Anti-Corruption Messaging Can Encourage Bribery
Replication Data for: The Curse of Good Intentions: Why Anti-Corruption Messaging Can Encourage Bribery Open
Awareness raising messages feature prominently in most anticorruption strategies. Yet, there has been limited systematic research into their efficacy. There is growing concern that anticorruption awareness raising efforts may be backfiring…
View article: The history of elections in Ghana, Kenya and Uganda. What We Can Learn from These ‘National Exercises’
The history of elections in Ghana, Kenya and Uganda. What We Can Learn from These ‘National Exercises’ Open
A large literature has described the years after independence from colonial rule as a period of ‘departicipation’. Africa’s new rulers – whether driven by personal venality or a sincere commitment to nation-building – swiftly gave up on el…
View article: African Studies Keyword: Democracy
African Studies Keyword: Democracy Open
Democracy is one of the most contested words in the English language. In Africa, these complexities are compounded by the question of whether democracy is a colonial imposition. Cheeseman and Sishuwa provide a historiography of debates aro…
View article: Tanzania: The Roots of Repression
Tanzania: The Roots of Repression Open
The flawed 2020 Tanzanian elections are typically blamed on an authoritarian turn instigated by the late President John Magufuli (1959–2021). This articles argues that focusing excessively on Magufuli obscures the authoritarian foundations…
View article: How to hold elections safely and democratically during the COVID-19 pandemic
How to hold elections safely and democratically during the COVID-19 pandemic Open
How to hold elections safely and democratically during the COVID-19 pandemic How to hold elections safely and democratically during the COVID-19 pandemic General recommendations• Electoral practitioners should, where possible, build on str…
View article: From peace campaigns to peaceocracy: Elections, order and authority in Africa
From peace campaigns to peaceocracy: Elections, order and authority in Africa Open
Research on Kenya’s 2013 elections has suggested that a “peace narrative” was deliberately promoted by an establishment elite to delegitimize protest and justify the use of excessive force. It has also tended to see the Kenyan case as exce…
View article: Kenya’s 2017 elections: winner-takes-all politics as usual?
Kenya’s 2017 elections: winner-takes-all politics as usual? Open
This article asks what Kenya’s 2017 general elections tell us about the capacity of a new constitution to reduce the stakes of political competition and prospects of political instability. Three constitutional changes are particularly impo…
View article: The Structure and Performance of African Electoral Commissions
The Structure and Performance of African Electoral Commissions Open
Electoral commissions are organizations responsible for the conduct of elections and referendums. Their performance level is of paramount importance for the development of electoral integrity and democracy on the continent. In Africa, elec…
View article: VOTING, NATIONHOOD, AND CITIZENSHIP IN LATE-COLONIAL AFRICA
VOTING, NATIONHOOD, AND CITIZENSHIP IN LATE-COLONIAL AFRICA Open
In the face of considerable scepticism from some British commentators, elections by secret ballot and adult suffrage emerged as central features of the end of British rule in Africa. This article considers the trajectories of electoral pol…
View article: Digital dilemmas: the unintended consequences of election technology
Digital dilemmas: the unintended consequences of election technology Open
Digital technologies are increasingly used in elections around the world. Where the resources and capacity of the state are limited, some have argued that such technologies make it possible to rapidly “leapfrog” to cleaner and more credibl…
View article: War and democracy: the legacy of conflict in East Africa
War and democracy: the legacy of conflict in East Africa Open
The historical literature on statebuilding in Europe has often portrayed a positive relationship between war, state making and long-term democratisation. Similarly, a number of large-n quantitative studies have concluded that war promotes …