| ID | 089760 |
| Title Proper | Explaining minor party nominations in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Other Title Information | the cases of Ethiopia, Zambia and Malawi |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ishiyama, John |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | To what extent do parties in Africa behave in ways similar to parties in new democracies elsewhere in the world? I examine nominations by the `minor' opposition parties to the single member districts for the legislative elections in Ethiopia, Malawi and Zambia. Using binary logit analysis, I found that generally the number of candidates running in a contest and the use of an `electoral arithmetic' by the parties explains whether they chose to nominate a candidate in a particular electoral district. However, the social demographic characteristics of districts appear to have little impact on whether or not a party nominates a candidate. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 44, No. 3; Jun 2009: p319-339 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 44, No. 3; Jun 2009: p319-339 |
| Key Words | Ethiopia ; Malawi ; Party Nominations ; Political Parties ; Africa ; Zambia |