The Resource Institutions and ethnic politics in Africa, Daniel N. Posner, (electronic resource)
Institutions and ethnic politics in Africa, Daniel N. Posner, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- This book presents a theory to account for why and when politics revolves around one axis of social cleavage instead of another. It does so by examining the case of Zambia, where people identify themselves either as members of one of the country's seventy-three tribes or as members of one of its four principal language groups. The book accounts for the conditions under which Zambian political competition revolves around tribal differences and under which it revolves around language group differences. Drawing on a simple model of identity choice, it shows that the answer depends on whether the country operates under single-party or multi-party rule. During periods of single-party rule, tribal identities serve as the axis of electoral mobilization and self-identification; during periods of multi-party rule, broader language group identities play this role. The book thus demonstrates how formal institutional rules determine the kinds of social cleavages that matter in politics.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 337 pages)
- Contents
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- Accounting for the ethnic cleavage structure
- Accounting for ethnic coalition-building choices
- Testing the argument
- Beyond Zambia
- Isbn
- 9780521541794
- Label
- Institutions and ethnic politics in Africa
- Title
- Institutions and ethnic politics in Africa
- Statement of responsibility
- Daniel N. Posner
- Title variation
- Institutions & Ethnic Politics in Africa
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This book presents a theory to account for why and when politics revolves around one axis of social cleavage instead of another. It does so by examining the case of Zambia, where people identify themselves either as members of one of the country's seventy-three tribes or as members of one of its four principal language groups. The book accounts for the conditions under which Zambian political competition revolves around tribal differences and under which it revolves around language group differences. Drawing on a simple model of identity choice, it shows that the answer depends on whether the country operates under single-party or multi-party rule. During periods of single-party rule, tribal identities serve as the axis of electoral mobilization and self-identification; during periods of multi-party rule, broader language group identities play this role. The book thus demonstrates how formal institutional rules determine the kinds of social cleavages that matter in politics.--
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- Posner, Daniel N
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
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- Political economy of institutions and decisions
- Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Politics, Practical
- Zambia
- Zambia
- Label
- Institutions and ethnic politics in Africa, Daniel N. Posner, (electronic resource)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Accounting for the ethnic cleavage structure -- Accounting for ethnic coalition-building choices -- Testing the argument -- Beyond Zambia
- Control code
- CR9780511808661
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 337 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
- Isbn
- 9780521541794
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)817934279
- Label
- Institutions and ethnic politics in Africa, Daniel N. Posner, (electronic resource)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Accounting for the ethnic cleavage structure -- Accounting for ethnic coalition-building choices -- Testing the argument -- Beyond Zambia
- Control code
- CR9780511808661
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 337 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
- Isbn
- 9780521541794
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)817934279
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