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OPPOSITION CANDIDACY AND ELECTORAL POLITICS IN TANZANIA: THE CASE OF ZITTO ZUBERI KABWE 坦桑尼亚反对党候选人资格与选举政治:齐托·祖贝里·卡布韦的案例

Journal of African Politics Pub Date : 2021-10-29 DOI: 10.58548/2021jap101.106135

Parestico Pastory

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EXPLAINING POLITICAL PARTY VIGILANTISM AND VIOLENCE IN PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTIONS IN GHANA 解释加纳议会补选中的政党自卫行为和暴力

Journal of African Politics Pub Date : 2021-10-29 DOI: 10.58548/2021jap101.89105

Richard Asante, Ransford Van Gyampo

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A Stock-Taking on the Contribution of Women in Nigeria’s National Assembly, 1999-2011 1999-2011年尼日利亚妇女在国民议会中的贡献综述

Journal of African Politics Pub Date : 2012-12-29 DOI: 10.58548/2022jap212.3965

Asor Gbamwuan, Princely Agu Agidi

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Digitalising Local Democracy: Citizen Participation in Monitoring Local Government Elections through Crowdsourcing Methods in Tanzania 数位化地方民主:坦尚尼亚公民透过众包方式监督地方政府选举

Journal of African Politics Pub Date : 2012-12-29 DOI: 10.58548/2022jap212.6699

D. P. Shayo

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