Farmers Unite! Political Mobilization and Africa's Rural Producer Organizations

• In Event: Party Politics, Voters, and Political Participation in Africa

Brief Overview

This paper combines statistical analyses of the Afrobarometer with a qualitative case study of Côte d'Ivoire to show that rural producer organizations (e.g. agricultural cooperatives) mobilize their members to pursue political goals.

Author

• Brian Engelsma, University of California-San Diego