Election Observation at a Crossroads

Perspectives from Africa
Herausgeber: Molony, Thomas

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This groundbreaking collection offers the first book-length contribution to ongoing debates around how election observation can best support genuine democratic elections in Africa.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Zed Books
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 546g
• ISBN-13: 9781350439429
• ISBN-10: 1350439428
• Artikelnr.: 72117614

Autorenporträt

Thomas Molony is Senior Lecturer in African Studies at the University of Edinburgh, UK. He is co-editor of Social Media and Politics in Africa: Democracy, Censorship and Security (Zed, 2019).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Contributors
List of Figures and Tables
Abbreviations
Introduction: Election Observation and the State of Democracy: Current
Perspectives from Africa
Thomas Molony
Chapter 1. Reconceptualizing the International Election Observation
Paradigm: From Ad Hocism to Institutionalization
Koffi Sawyer
Chapter 2. Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe: The Politics of
International Election Observation by the African Union and the Southern
African Development Community
Anna Kapambwe Mwaba
Chapter 3. Zimbabwe: Diplomatic Relations and International Election
Observation
Kgalalelo Nganje
Chapter 4. Angola: The Jiku Citizen Election Observation Initiative in a
Post-War Authoritarian Setting
Claudia Generoso de Almeida
Chapter 5. Kenya: Professionals, Part-Timers, Pop-Ups and Partisans: A '4
Ps' Typology to Help Explain the Proliferation of Citizen Observers
Thomas Molony
Chapter 6. Kenya: Election Observation, Misinformation and Electoral
Integrity: Evidence from the Election Observation Group's Communications
Morgan Wack, Kevin Mudavadi and Madeline Jalbert
Chapter 7. Nigeria: Election Observers as Gatekeepers of Electoral
Legitimacy
Afolabi Adekaiyaoja
Chapter 8. Liberia: Election Observers as Guardians of the Electoral
Process
Fortune Agbele
Chapter 9. Somaliland: Reflections on the Role of International Observation
Michael Walls
Chapter 10. Zambia: The Limited Influence of Observer Statements on Public
Opinion
Robert Macdonald
Chapter 11. After Election Day: Do International Observer Missions Improve
African Elections in the Long Term?
Eloïse Bertrand, Susan Dodsworth and Jamie Hitchen
Conclusion: Enhancing Future Election Observation in Africa: Information,
Credibility and Synergy
Thomas Molony
Index