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CATEGORIES:Centre of Governance and Human Rights Events
SUMMARY:CGHR Research Group: Presidential succession crise
 s in Africa: lessons from South Africa and Namibia
  - Dr Ian Cooper\, POLIS. Discussant: Prof. Laurie
  Nathan\, University of Pretoria
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URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/55402
DESCRIPTION:70 percent of African presidents who left office b
 efore 1989 were overthrown or assassinated. This p
 attern has changed since democratisation\, as poli
 tical parties dominate the processes by which pres
 idents are chosen. Many African parties\, however\
 , split almost every time a change of leadership i
 s effected. These ruptures have in turn caused ele
 ctoral competition to intensify\, governments to l
 ose power and outbreaks of violence to occur. My p
 aper asks: why do some succession crises lead to p
 arty fragmentation\, whilst others do not? It invo
 lves comparative analysis of South Africa and Nami
 bia\, using original data gathered in the field. B
 y describing the changing character of succession\
 , developing a comparative approach to the study o
 f these events and demonstrating a connection betw
 een autocratic leadership and party fragmentation\
 , it makes a significant contribution to the democ
 ratisation literature.\n\nJoin the CGHR Mailing li
 st: http://bit.ly/1DHlhkS
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