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Association: Name: Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/
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Adivilah, Timothy. "Running to vote and voting to run: the impact of competitive multi-party elections on human rights and democratization in Africa." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, Apr 02, 2009 <Not Available>. 2009-11-10 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p363038_index.html>

Adivilah, T. A. , 2009-04-02 "Running to vote and voting to run: the impact of competitive multi-party elections on human rights and democratization in Africa." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-11-10 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p363038_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Over the last decade, the quest for good governance in Africa has gained momentum among ordinary citizens. Democracy’s “third wave” (Huntington, 1991) has engendered an encouraging mass participation in the equally significant number and frequency of multi-party democratic elections in recent years. Unfortunately however, elections often result in atrocious violence. Rather than enjoy peace and stability, civilians either contend with life-threatening post-electoral skirmishes between politicians or resort to a perpetual flight from the resulting turmoil. Where a government is formed, access to it is in most cases determined by party affiliation, which is largely ethnically-driven. This study examines the correlation between the institutionalization of competitive multi-party democracy and human rights in Africa and the implications for the process of democratization, the sustenance of good governance and socio-economic development within the continent. The discussion is premised on an assessment of the electioneering processes and post-electoral political state in a sample of African countries. The results indicate that due primarily to strong ethnic inclinations and other socio-economic factors, an ambitious institutionalization of competitive electoral democracy in Africa is not only problematic but also poses extensive human rights challenges.

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