Dominant Party Rule, Elections, and Cabinet Instability in African Autocracies
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "British Journal of Political Science"
DOI: 10.1017/s0007123417000497
Abstract: This article draws on the authoritarian institutions literature to explain the role of dominant parties in constraining the ability of autocrats to reshuffle cabinet ministers. Dominant party leaders are constrained in their ability to frequently… read more here.
Keywords: dominant party; rule elections; elections cabinet; party ... See more keywords
“Umoja ni ushindi (Unity is victory)”: management of factionalism in the presidential nomination of Tanzania's dominant party in 2015
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Journal of Eastern African Studies"
DOI: 10.1080/17531055.2017.1410758
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article examines how Tanzania's dominant party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), managed intensified factionalism in its presidential nomination process prior to the 2015 general elections. While CCM was victorious, maintaining its long-term rule, it… read more here.
Keywords: tanzania dominant; dominant party; party; presidential nomination ... See more keywords
A Dictator's Gift: Dominant party regimes and health expenditures.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "European journal of public health"
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz070
Abstract: BACKGROUND A country's health expenditure significantly improves its population health status. This study aims to examine the determinants of health expenditure in dictatorships. METHODS We designed a mixed methods research approach. First, we used panel… read more here.
Keywords: ivory coast; health; health expenditure; dominant party ... See more keywords
Decline and Fall of Malaysia's Dominant-Party System Meredith L. Weiss and Ibrahim Suffian
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "Pacific Affairs"
DOI: 10.5509/2023962281
Abstract: Malaysia's 15th general election in November 2022 decisively ended the country's dominant-party system. What might take its place, however, remains hazy—how competitive, how polarized, how politically liberal, and how stable an order might emerge will… read more here.
Keywords: party; system; decline fall; party system ... See more keywords