Violence in African Elections: Between Democracy and Big Man Politics: Edited by Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs and Jesper Bjarnesen

Idris Buta

doi:10.22151/politikon.44.6

Violence in African Elections: Between Democracy and Big Man Politics

Edited by Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs and Jesper Bjarnesen

Authors

Idris Buta Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22151/politikon.44.6

Keywords:

African Elections, 'Big man' Politics, Bjarnesen, Democracy, Electoral Violence, Söderberg Kovacs

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Author Biography

Idris Buta, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University

Idris Buta, from Jimma (Ethiopia), is a Ph.D. Candidate in International Relations at Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University. His dissertation focuses on relationships between national identity and regional security. He holds a master’s degree in International Relations from Addis Ababa University and is a staff member at Jimma University. His interests include the politics of state-building in Africa, national identity of post-colonial states in Africa, ethnic politics and national security, identity conflicts and electoral violence.

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Published

2020-03-27

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2020)

Section

Book Reviews

How to Cite

“Violence in African Elections: Between Democracy and Big Man Politics: Edited by Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs and Jesper Bjarnesen”. 2020. Politikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science 20 (1): 112-15. https://doi.org/10.22151/politikon.44.6.