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Democratization and Competitive Authoritarianism in Africa

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  1. Matthijs Bogaards
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VI
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  2. Preface

    • Lucan Way
    Pages 1-3

  3. Competitive authoritarianism in Africa revisited

    • Matthijs Bogaards, Sebastian Elischer
    Pages 5-18

  4. Coding competitive authoritarianism

    • Gabrielle Bardall
    Pages 19-46

  5. Defining the playing field

    • Svein-Erik Helle
    Pages 47-78

  6. Leverage and linkage: how regionalism shapes regime dynamics in Africa

    • Christof Hartmann
    Pages 79-98

  7. From party dominance to competitive authoritarianism? South Africa versus Zimbabwe

    • Roger Southall
    Pages 99-116

  8. Linkage, leverage and organisational power: Algeria and the Maghreb Spring

    • J.N.C. Hill
    Pages 117-135

  9. The limits of democratization through a regional hegemon: South African linkage and leverage and the skewed playing field in Lesotho party competition

    • Jonathan van Eerd
    Pages 137-154

  10. Competitive authoritarianism in Uganda: the not so hidden hand of the military

    • Jude Kagoro
    Pages 155-172

  11. Authoritarian stability across space: the case of Tanzania

    • Alexander B. Makulilo
    Pages 173-190

  12. Citizen wellbeing in African competitive authoritarian regimes

    • Andrea Cassani, Giovanni Carbone
    Pages 191-213

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 215-215
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About this book

The special issue revisits Levitsky and Way’s seminal study on Competitive Authoritarianism (2010). The contributions by North American, European, and African scholars deepen our understanding of the emergence, trajectories, and outcomes of hybrid regimes across the African continent.

About the authors

Dr. Matthijs Bogaards is Visiting Professor of Political Science at the Central European University in Budapest.

Dr. Sebastian Elischer is Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

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