Party System Institutionalization and Policy Representation in Africa

• In Event: Politics and Governance in the Developing World

Brief Overview

We use Afrobarometer data and our own dataset on party system characteristics and legislation to examine the relationship between different party characteristics, such as electoral volatility, and the representation of interests in the legislature.

Authors

• Michelle T. Kuenzi, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

• Gina M. Somodevilla Lambright, American University

• Jonathan-Georges Mehanna, University of Nevada Las Vegas