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Corruption and trust in political institutions in sub-Saharan Africa
Afrobarometer, 2008This paper analyzes the impact of corruption on the extent of trust in political institutions. More specifically, the author set out to test the “efficient grease” hypothesis that corruption can strengthen citizens’ trust since bribe paying and clientelism open the door to otherwise scarce and inaccessible services and subsidies - and that this increases institutional trust.DocumentIs clientelism at work in African elections? A study of voting behavior in Kenya and Zambia
Afrobarometer, 2009African politics is commonly characterized as clientelistic, having evolved from the concept of “neo-patrimonalism,” in the post-colonial authoritarian era. Neo-patrimonalism is a system where politicians are given jobs in exchange for service to the ruler. This study challenges the notion that personalism and clientelism structure voting behavior in Africa.DocumentLooking toward the future: alternations in power and popular perspectives on democratic durability in Africa
Afrobarometer, 2009The third African wave of democratization started in Namibia in 1989 and the prospects for democratization remain one of the most important political issues on the continent. However, the progress toward the more demanding goals of democratic consolidation and institutionalization has been uneven.DocumentVote-buying and political behavior: estimating and explaining vote-buying's effect on turnout in Kenya
Afrobarometer, 2009Vote-buying has and continues to be pervasive in many electoral regimes. Yet the relationship between vote-buying and citizen behavior, particularly in the context of the secret ballot, remains largely unknown.DocumentDo voters have different attitudes toward corruption? The sources and implications of popular perceptions and tolerance of political corruption
Afrobarometer, 2009Political tolerance and political perceptions are analytically indistinguishable in current literature. In reality, however, individual attitudes toward political corruption are complicated and contingent on a myriad factors.DocumentGrass root democracy and empowerment of people: evaluation of Panchayati Raj in India
Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2007At independence, about a third of the villages in India had flourishing traditional Panchayats. The government decided to promote their creation as effective units of local self- government with the aim of fostering democratic participation by involving villagers in the development of their communities to reduce the costs of administration.DocumentDemocracy index 2010: democracy in retreat
Economist Intelligence Unit, 2010Free and fair elections and civil liberties are necessary conditions for democracy. However, they are unlikely to be sufficient for a full and consolidated democracy, if unaccompanied by transparent and at least minimally efficient government, sufficient political participation and a supportive democratic political culture. It is not easy to build a sturdy democracy.DocumentCitizen perceptions of local government responsiveness in sub-Saharan Africa
Afrobarometer, 2010The daily lives of Africans remain relatively untouched by the agents and institutions of a central state.DocumentPolitical Participation in Africa: Participatory Inequalities and the Role of Resources
Afrobarometer, 2010Political equality is at the heart of democracy although the ‘one person one vote’ notion is not sufficient to ensure political equality in this sense. This paper explores political participation in Africa and is motivated by the importance of broad-based citizen engagement for equitable democratic development in the emerging African democracies.DocumentAnchoring the 'D-Word' in Africa
Afrobarometer, 2010Recent years have seen a remarkable proliferation of comparative survey research within political science and cognate disciplines. To a greater or lesser extent these studies seek to capture public attitudes towards democracy, both on the demand side and the supply side.Pages