How Autocrats Compete
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How Autocrats Compete

Parties, Patrons, and Unfair Elections in Africa

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eBook - PDF

How Autocrats Compete

Parties, Patrons, and Unfair Elections in Africa

About this book

Most autocrats now hold unfair elections, yet how they compete in them and manipulate them differs greatly. How Autocrats Compete advances a theory that explains variation in electoral authoritarian competition. Using case studies of Tanzania, Cameroon, and Kenya, along with broader comparisons from Africa, it finds that the kind of relationships autocrats foster with supporters and external actors matters greatly during elections. When autocrats can depend on credible ruling parties that provide elites with a level playing field and commit to wider constituencies, they are more certain in their own support and can compete in elections with less manipulation. Shelter from international pressure further helps autocrats deploy a wider range of coercive tools when necessary. Combining in-depth field research, within-case statistics, and cross-regional comparisons, Morse fills a gap in the literature by focusing on important variation in authoritarian institution building and international patronage. Understanding how autocrats compete sheds light on the comparative resilience and durability of modern authoritarianism.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title page
  4. Imprints page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. List of Tables
  9. List of Abbreviations
  10. Preface and Acknowledgments
  11. 1 The Puzzle of Electoral Authoritarian Competition
  12. 2 Credible Parties, International Patrons, and Electoral Authoritarian Competition
  13. 3 Electoral Authoritarian Competition and the African Experience
  14. 4 The Structure and Origins of Ruling Parties in Tanzania, Cameroon, and Kenya
  15. 5 Ruling Party Credibility and the Management of Elites
  16. 6 Ruling Party Credibility and the Sources of Voter Support
  17. 7 The Electoral Consequences of International Patronage
  18. 8 Electoral Authoritarian Competition in Africa’s Former Single­Party Regimes
  19. Conclusions: The Comparative Study of Electoral Authoritarianism
  20. Appendix A: Electoral Authoritarian Competition in Africa
  21. Appendix B: Typological Theory Coding and Scores
  22. References
  23. Index