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Electoral Democracy: Australian Prospects -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Part IElectoral Systems -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Part IIPolitical Funding -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Index -- MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Nigeria's 2015 General Elections -- Contents -- About the Authors -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- Why the Book Matters -- Scope and Coverage of the Book -- A Note on Methodology -- Structure of the Book and Overview of Chapters -- References -- 2 Theoretical and Structural Issues in Nigerian Politics -- Introduction -- Power, Politics and Democracy -- Federalism, Ethno-Regionalism and Democracy -- Secularism and the Continuing Shadow of Religion on Democracy -- Class, Elite and Democracy -- Economic Growth, Social Inequality and Democracy -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Continuity and Change in Nigeria's Electoral Democracy -- Introduction -- Some Preliminary Observations -- Elements of Continuity and Change in the 2015 Elections -- Electoral Reform and Improved Electoral Environment -- Multipartyism and the Emergence of a Strong Opposition -- Insurgency and Security Threats to the Elections -- Women Participation and Gender Equity in the Electoral Process -- Civic Engagement and Citizens Agency -- Nigeria's Development Partners -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Party System and the Dominance of the People's Democratic Party -- Introduction -- Party System and a Dominant Party -- Emergence and Organization of PDP -- PDP Dominance, 1999-2014 -- Explaining PDP's Dominance -- Crisis of Internal Democracy and the Decline of PDP -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Trends in Voter Behaviour, 1999-2015 -- Introduction -- Voter Behaviour and Elections -- Trends in Voter Behaviour since 1999: Comparing Nigeria with Other Democracies -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 Trends in Election Outcomes, 1999-2015 -- Introduction -- Preliminary Puzzles -- Election Outcomes as a Measure of Democracy -- Factors that Patterned 2015 General Election Outcome in Nigeria -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Democratic Governance and Political Accountability, 1999-2015

This book examines the significance of the 2015 elections in consolidating Nigeria's democracy, in the context of the difficulty of routinizing democracy since the attainment of nationhood in 1960 and the return to civil rule in May 1999, in particular. It offers a complete analysis of Nigeria's electoral process, outlining how the dynamics of limited changes in the constitutional, institutional, attitudinal and behavioural frameworks that underpin electoral competition played out in the elections. The authors further examine the conduct and outcome of the 2015 elections against the background of the pattern of electoralism that had been established since the return to democracy in 1999. In doing so, they draw attention to the dialectics of continuity and change that have been thrown up by the elections and how the lessons learned can be used to build a more enduring democratic system. The book will be of interest to students and academics of political science, development studies, democratisation and election studies, and African government and politics.--

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The Elections to the Estates General -- 2 Subjects into Citizens -- 3 The First Municipal Elections -- 4 The First Cantonal Elections -- 5 The Emergence of a New Political Elite in 1790 -- 6 Revolutionary Electoral Culture and the Dynamics of Voting in Assemblies -- 7 Elections of the Justices of the Peace -- 8 The Elections of June 1791 for the First National Legislature -- 9 The Elections of June and August–September 1791 and the Renewal of the Political Personnel -- 10 The Establishment of the First French Republic -- 11 Ratification of the Constitutions of 1793 and 1795 -- 12 The Transformation of Electoral Politics in the Directory and Napoleonic Periods -- Conclusion -- Appendix I: Turnout in the Vote for the Mayors of the Department Capitals in the First Municipal Elections of 1790 -- Appendix II: Turnout in the Vote for the Mayors of the Department Capitals in November 1791 -- Selected Further Reading -- Index of Names