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The role of public opinion in Africa's third term bids
In this paper we show that public opinion variables have predictable effects on the outcomes of the third term bids that have occurred in the post-transition period in Africa. We focus on three public opinion variables that we believe to be critical in explaining variation across these outcomes: pop...
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| author | Mughogho, Dangalira |
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| description | In this paper we show that public opinion variables have predictable effects on the outcomes of the third term bids that have occurred in the post-transition period in Africa. We focus on three public opinion variables that we believe to be critical in explaining variation across these outcomes: popular opposition to authoritarian rule, presidential popularity, and popular trust in the president. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11336 The role of public opinion in Africa's third term bids Mughogho, Dangalira Political Studies In this paper we show that public opinion variables have predictable effects on the outcomes of the third term bids that have occurred in the post-transition period in Africa. We focus on three public opinion variables that we believe to be critical in explaining variation across these outcomes: popular opposition to authoritarian rule, presidential popularity, and popular trust in the president. 2015-01-05T06:43:11Z 2015-01-05T06:43:11Z 2011 Master Thesis Masters MSocSci http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11336 eng application/pdf Department of Political Studies Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Political Studies Mughogho, Dangalira The role of public opinion in Africa's third term bids |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | The role of public opinion in Africa's third term bids |
| title_full | The role of public opinion in Africa's third term bids |
| title_fullStr | The role of public opinion in Africa's third term bids |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of public opinion in Africa's third term bids |
| title_short | The role of public opinion in Africa's third term bids |
| title_sort | role of public opinion in africa s third term bids |
| topic | Political Studies |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11336 |
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