* Joseph, Richard and Alexandra Gilles. 2010. of Current “Nigeria’s Season Uncertainty,” (May 2010): 179-185. History Read Ambassador John At: http://blogs.cfr.org/campbell/ Campbell’s blog, Africa in Transition. Discussion of class projects (April 11) Coalition Governments and Power Sharing Agreements (April 18) * Oyugi, Walter. 2006. Politics and Coalition Governments in Journal of “Coalition Africa,” 24, 1 (2006): 53 79. Contemporary African Studies – * Cheeseman, Nic, and Blessing-Miles Tendi. 2010. in Comparative Perspective: “Power-sharing the Dynamics of in Kenya and Journal of Modern African ‘Unity Government’ Zimbabwe,” 48, 2 (2010): 203-229. Studies Sharing in Governance: an LeVan, Carl. 2011. “Power Africa’s Uncertain Democracies,” 24, 1 (Jan. 2011): 31-53. International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions, The Economics of Democracy and Distribution (April 25) * Lyne, Mona. 2008. or Chapter 1 in “The Voter’s Dilemma: Collective Clientelistic Goods?” The Dilemma and Democratic Accountability: Latin America and Beyond. Voter’s Philadelphia: Penn State University Press, pp. 22-62. Young, Daniel J. 2006. at Work in African Elections? A Study of Voting “Is Clientelism Behavior in Kenya and Zambia.” * Arriola, Leonardo. 2009. and Political Stability in Comparative Political “Patronage Africa,” 42, 10 (2009): 1339 62. Studies – Recommended Readings: Politics in Independent 7, (2003): 119-137. African Studies Quarterly Laakso, Lisa. 2003. “Opposition Zimbabwe,” Shugart, Matthew Soberg. 1999. Parliamentarism, and the Provision of Collective Goods in “Presidentialism, 10 (1999): 53-88. Constitutional Political Economy Countries,” van de Walle, Nicolas. and Clientelism in Emerging Party 2003. “Presidentialism Africa’s Systems.” Journal of 41, 2 (2003): 297-321. Modern African Studies
* Joseph, Richard and Alexandra Gilles. 2010. “Nigeria’s Season of Uncertainty,” Current History (May 2010): 179-185. Read Ambassador John Campbell’s blog, Africa in Transition. At: http://blogs.cfr.org/campbell/ Discussion of class projects (April 11) Coalition Governments and Power Sharing Agreements (April 18) * Oyugi, Walter. 2006. “Coalition Politics and Coalition Governments in Africa,” Journal of Contemporary African Studies 24, 1 (2006): 53 – 79. * Cheeseman, Nic, and Blessing-Miles Tendi. 2010. “Power-sharing in Comparative Perspective: the Dynamics of ‘Unity Government’ in Kenya and Zimbabwe,” Journal of Modern African Studies 48, 2 (2010): 203-229. LeVan, Carl. 2011. “Power Sharing in Africa’s Uncertain Democracies,” Governance: an International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions, 24, 1 (Jan. 2011): 31-53. The Economics of Democracy and Distribution (April 25) * Lyne, Mona. 2008. “The Voter’s Dilemma: Collective or Clientelistic Goods?” Chapter 1 in The Voter’s Dilemma and Democratic Accountability: Latin America and Beyond. Philadelphia: Penn State University Press, pp. 22-62. Young, Daniel J. 2006. “Is Clientelism at Work in African Elections? A Study of Voting Behavior in Kenya and Zambia.” * Arriola, Leonardo. 2009. “Patronage and Political Stability in Africa,” Comparative Political Studies 42, 10 (2009): 1339 – 62. Recommended Readings: Laakso, Lisa. 2003. “Opposition Politics in Independent Zimbabwe,” African Studies Quarterly 7, (2003): 119-137. Shugart, Matthew Soberg. 1999. “Presidentialism, Parliamentarism, and the Provision of Collective Goods in Countries,” Constitutional Political Economy 10 (1999): 53-88. van de Walle, Nicolas. 2003. “Presidentialism and Clientelism in Africa’s Emerging Party Systems.” Journal of Modern African Studies 41, 2 (2003): 297-321.
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