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Judicialising party primaries : contemporary developments in Nigeria 政党初选司法化:尼日利亚的当代发展

Journal of African Elections Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.20940/jae/2022/v21i1a2

M. Ihembe, C. Isike

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Democracy and Electoral Politics In Zambia 赞比亚的民主和选举政治

Journal of African Elections Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.20940/jae/2022/v21i1a10

T. Lodge

引用次数: 2

The political participation of youth in Mozambique’s 2019 general eletions 莫桑比克2019年大选中青年的政治参与

Journal of African Elections Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.20940/jae/2022/v21i1a5

Dércio Tsandzana

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Coalition Politics in Lesotho: A Multi-disciplinary Study of Coalitions and their Implications for Governance 莱索托的联盟政治:联盟的多学科研究及其对治理的影响

Journal of African Elections Pub Date : 2021-12-28 DOI: 10.52779/9781991201690

R. Southall

引用次数: 2

Women’s representation in Lesotho’s legislative bodies. A Politico-Legal Analysis of the Effectiveness of Electoral Gender Quotas 妇女在莱索托立法机构中的代表性。选举性别配额有效性的政法分析

Journal of African Elections Pub Date : 2021-10-01 DOI: 10.20940/jae/2021/v20i2a5

H. Nyane, Mamello Rakolobe

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A silent revolution. Zambia’s 2021 General Election 一场无声的革命。赞比亚2021年大选

Journal of African Elections Pub Date : 2021-10-01 DOI: 10.20940/jae/2021/v20i2a3

Hangala Siachiwena

引用次数: 4

The rural electorate in Zimbabwe’s elecitions 1980-2018 : Consciousness and voting preferences 1980-2018年津巴布韦选举中的农村选民:意识与投票偏好

Journal of African Elections Pub Date : 2021-10-01 DOI: 10.20940/jae/2021/v20i2a8

T. Muzorewa, Mark Nyandoro

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Party nominee or independent candidate? Examining Electoral Reforms and the Use of Digital Technologies for Voter Participation in South Africa 政党提名还是独立候选人?审查南非选举改革和使用数字技术促进选民参与

Journal of African Elections Pub Date : 2021-10-01 DOI: 10.20940/jae/2021/v20i2a7

Limukani Mathe

{"title":"Party nominee or independent candidate? Examining Electoral Reforms and the Use of Digital Technologies for Voter Participation in South Africa","authors":"Limukani Mathe","doi":"10.20940/jae/2021/v20i2a7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20940/jae/2021/v20i2a7","url":null,"abstract":"This article discusses electoral reforms and the use of digital technologies for voter participation in South Africa. The study employed focus group discussions and in-depth interviews through semi-structured questions to engage with voters and politicians. Informed by theories on politics and technology, the articles notes that the current electoral system has advantages and disadvantages, though it can be enhanced by the inclusion of a mixed proportional or constituency-based electoral system whereby voters elect political party candidates or independent candidates to represent their constituencies. The article argues that digital technologies alone cannot enhance voter participation without electoral policies that promote voter participation in the candidate selection processes for provincial and national elections. The article further highlights the fact that the use of digital technologies and a mixed electoral system are desirable for maximum citizen participation in national and provincial elections. However, some political parties enjoying dominance in the multi-party democracy might perceive reform as unfavourable. The article concludes that consensus and political will are fundamental to harness all progressive electoral reforms and digital tools for sustainable democracy.","PeriodicalId":159701,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Elections","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123409345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Elections, Legitimacy, and Democratic Consolidation in Southern Africa Lessons from Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi 南部非洲的选举、合法性和民主巩固:赞比亚、津巴布韦和马拉维的经验教训

Journal of African Elections Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.20940/jae/2021/v20i1a4

Hangala Siachiwena, C. Saunders

引用次数: 1

Voting rights of Zimbabweans in the diaspora 散居海外的津巴布韦人的投票权

Journal of African Elections Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.20940/jae/2021/v20i1a7

M. Vambe

引用次数: 1