Perspectives on democratic consolidation in Southern Africa: The five general elections of 2004

Political Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 824-850

  Lemon, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2004 General elections; Democratic consolidation; Electoral systems; Geographies of voting; Political parties; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; NATIONAL IDENTITY; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; MOZAMBIQUE; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34548816736     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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