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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Electoral violence"”.
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Policing system and electoral violence : a case of Nigeria’s fourth republic
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of Management Sciences Public Administration, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2025.
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Do Leaders Matter? How Personal Characteristics and Experiences Shape Electoral Violence
While incumbents' role in electoral violence has received considerable scholarly attention, little is known about how political leaders themselves affect electoral violence. An increasing number of studies have shown that myriad political outcomes can be explained by focusing on leaders' personal …
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Do Leaders Matter? How Personal Characteristics and Experiences Shape Electoral Violence
While incumbents' role in electoral violence has received considerable scholarly attention, little is known about how political leaders themselves affect electoral violence. An increasing number of studies have shown that myriad political outcomes can be explained by focusing on leaders' personal …
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A Critical Reflection on the Persistence of Electoral Instigated Violence in Zimbabwe (2000-2018)
This study investigated the causes of Zimbabwe’s electoral violence from 2000 to 2018. It was underpinned by the defective democracy theory in understanding the dynamics that shape the conditions for violence each time Zimbabwe holds elections. This study is premised on the fact that politically …
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ELECTION VIOLENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY: NIGERIA IN PERSPECTIVE
Nigeria’s history of electoral violence threatens its democratic stability and national security. The recurring bloodshed across republics reflects entrenched drivers like ethnic tensions, youth unemployment, godfatherism, and institutional deficiencies. This research examines the critical roles of …
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Political violence, fear, and democracy: how violence shapes democracy in Mozambique
… Since the end of the Cold War, intrastate violence has increased across developing democracies. This growing violence has occurred in parallel with the proliferation of elections. Although today, in almost every country globally, citizens are afforded the chance to select their leadership, …
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A Preventive Approach to Post-Election Conflicts in Contemporary Africa
… (H1): In Africa, countries that use majoritarian electoral systems are more likely to experience post-election conflicts than are countries that use proportional electoral systems, (H2): In Africa, countries that use majoritarian electoral systems are more likely to experience post-election …
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Posttraumatic Growth: The Lived Experience of Recurrent and Multiple Trauma Survivors of Kenya’s Skirmishes, 2007 Post-election Violence, and 2009 National Level Oil Tanker Fire Explosion
… growth. Thus, even though political and electoral violence has posed a serious challenge to the mental health and social wellbeing of the populace in many African countries, information on how trauma survivors make meaning out of their traumatic experiences and knowledge of growth …
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Relationships of entanglement: an interrogation into the historical, economic and political factors that shape political interactions in Zimbabwe
… lingering memory of previous elections marred by violence, abductions, and predictable outcomes exacerbates this tension. The complicity of observer groups, the strategic weaknesses of the opposition, and the drive for political parity further entangle these relationships. The thesis traces the …
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An examination of election administration and voter turnout in Nigeria (2011- 2019)
… voter turnout by extant literatures ranging from electoral violence, election fraud and apathy on the part of the voters. This research delved into the problem of decreasing voter turnout by investigating and identifying the ways in which the Election Management Bodies (EMBs) can influence the low …