Activist Origins of Political Ambition Opposition Candidacy in Africa's Electoral Authoritarian Regimes
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Running against All Odds
- 2 A Theory of Opposition Candidacy
- 3 Electoral Authoritarianism in Tanzania
- 4 Roots of Ambition: Civic Activism and Career Partisanship
- 5 From Roots to Branches: Career Pathways to Candidacy Choices
- 6 Winning Party Nomination Contests
- 7 Winning General Elections
- 8 Benefits of Winning (and Losing) Elections
- 9 Costs of Competing in Authoritarian Elections
- 10 Testing the Argument across Africa
- 11 Elections and Authoritarianism in the Twenty-first Century
- Appendix A Qualitative and Survey Interviews: Sample Design, Response Rates, and Representativeness
- Appendix B Statistical Results, Analysis Details, and Robustness
- References
- Index
1 - Running against All Odds
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 July 2022
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Running against All Odds
- 2 A Theory of Opposition Candidacy
- 3 Electoral Authoritarianism in Tanzania
- 4 Roots of Ambition: Civic Activism and Career Partisanship
- 5 From Roots to Branches: Career Pathways to Candidacy Choices
- 6 Winning Party Nomination Contests
- 7 Winning General Elections
- 8 Benefits of Winning (and Losing) Elections
- 9 Costs of Competing in Authoritarian Elections
- 10 Testing the Argument across Africa
- 11 Elections and Authoritarianism in the Twenty-first Century
- Appendix A Qualitative and Survey Interviews: Sample Design, Response Rates, and Representativeness
- Appendix B Statistical Results, Analysis Details, and Robustness
- References
- Index
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- Activist Origins of Political AmbitionOpposition Candidacy in Africa's Electoral Authoritarian Regimes, pp. 1 - 34Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022