Essays about: "violence with election in africa"

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  1. 1. Non-Governmental Organizations Contribution to Sustainable Development in West Africa

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Leonor Lidge; [2020]
    Keywords : West Africa; independent media; non-governmental organizations; sustainable development;

    Abstract : This study examines the role of non-governmental organizations contributing to sustainable development by addressing the violence during periods of an election in West Africa. More specifically, it highlights the role non-governmental organizations have as service-providers and facilitators in between journalists and the police in West Africa. READ MORE

  3. 2. Dangerous elections : A study on electoral violence and clientelism

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Erik Forsberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Clientelism; election; violence; institution; elections; institutions; patronage; clients; conflict; institution; vote; peace; Africa; sub-Saharan; democracy; democratization; quantitative;

    Abstract : Why do some elections spark violence whilst others do not? That is a question that has gained increased interest from scholars during the last few years. However, because of the field’s relative novelty, and despite the vast literature on democratization and civil war, it is still a question that is not fully comprehended. READ MORE

  4. 3. Gender (in)equality and electoral violence : A cross-national study in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990-2008

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Cornelia Norman; [2018]
    Keywords : elections; violence; gender equality;

    Abstract : This paper examines to what extent gender equality correlates with electoral violence, through a quantitative study of 220 elections that have taken place in sub-Saharan African countries between 1990 and 2008. As such, it has a two-folded purpose. READ MORE

  5. 4. "Democracy on Trial": the Role of the Losers in Post-Election Violence : A Qualitative Comparison of Presidential Elections in Nigeria 2011 and Kenya 2013

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Annette Savoca; [2017]
    Keywords : losers; political minority; elections; post-election violence; democracy; attitudes; supporters; leaders; sub-Saharan Africa; Kenya; Nigeria;

    Abstract : Most of the literature on electoral violence focuses on the role of the incumbents as perpetrators, although taking into account that other actors can play this role. This essay aims at filling the research gap concerning the role of the losers of an election as perpetrators of electoral violence by addressing the research question: “Why do losers of an election engage in post-election violence in some contexts, while in others do not?” I focus on post-election violence, given that it is the timing in which the minorities are most likely to mobilize. READ MORE

  6. 5. Pamoja FM – The voice of Kibera : How young Kenyan adults in Kibera perceive the local urban community radio and how it influences the community

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, SV

    Author : Anton Rosenblad; Sebastian Nyström; [2012]
    Keywords : Urban slum community radio; empowerment; gender equality; Kenya; Kibera; media; Nairobi; youth participation; women’s empowerment;

    Abstract : Media in Nairobi is segmented when it comes to news and information; different media target different audience groups in the society through their preferred channels in search of news and information.     In Kibera, the biggest slum area in Nairobi and in whole East Africa, the urban slum community radio station Pamoja FM only works for the citizens living within Kibera. READ MORE