ECAS 2009
3rd European Conference on African Studies
Leipzig, 4 to 7 June 2009

Panel 18: Political parties and the space in Africa (Anika Moroff / Sebastian Elischer)

Panel Organiser: Anika Moroff / Sebastian Elischer

This panel seeks contributions on the interaction between parties and space. Of particular interest are regional or local political party organization and the role of regional issues for campaign, the influence on parties of different modes of territorial organisation of the state, the symbolic space filled by parties in their interaction with interest groups, as well as their emotional appeal to potential party supporters. Contributions with a comparative character are particularly welcome.

Accepted Abstracts

The Power of Proximity. Conceptualizing and Measuring Strategic Behaviour of Political Parties Using the Example of Burkina Faso
The Politics of Money? Reconsidering Electoral Clientelism in Africa.
 
Political space and new councils of citizen representation in Angola and Mozambique
 
 
The END of One-Party Dominance in Namibia ?
 
The Democratization of clientelism in Africa
 
Local party structures in centralised political systems: A comparative analysis of Malawi, South Africa and Uganda.
 
 
Classifying African Political Parties Preliminary Evidence from Kenya, Ghana and Namibia
 
In the Party, in the Township: the African National Congress (ANC)'s local organization