Violence and African Democracies

Session Submission Type: Created Panel

Session Description

This panel examines recent trends in electoral violence and other forms of political violence that shape the preferences of ordinary citizens in African democracies and those undergoing democratic transition. It highlights key vectors of polarization in that manifest within both fragile democratic institutions and within voter populations, many of whom represent marginalized groups angling to exercise their rights.

Sub Unit

• Division 53: African Politics

Individual Presentations

• Electoral Accountability and State Violence: The Legacy of the Marikana Massacre - Ada Johnson-Kanu, University of California, Merced; Daniel de Kadt, UC Merced; Melissa Sands, London School of Economics

• The Effects of Terrorist Attacks on Citizens in Africa - John F. McCauley, University of Maryland, College Park

• The Mitigation of Electoral Violence and Conflict Management in Africa - Christopher Appiah- Thompson, The University of Newcastle, Australia

Chair

• Christopher R. Day College of Charleston