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Author LeBas, Adrienne.

Title From protest to parties : party-building and democratization in Africa / Adrienne LeBas.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 300 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Opposition parties and democratization in Africa -- The sources of opposition party strength -- Organized labor in authoritarian settings -- Corporatism in Zimbabwe -- Labor control regimes in Zambia and Kenya -- Political opportunity in party-states -- Opposition and collective Identity in Zimbabwe -- Weak ties in Zambia and Kenya -- Party organization after protest -- Polarization and party-building in Zimbabwe -- Fragmented parties in Zambia and Kenya -- Conclusions : party-building and the prospects for democracy.
Summary 'From Protest to Parties' provides a unique window into the politics of mobilization and protest in closed political regimes, shedding light on how the choices of political elites affects organizational development.
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Subject Opposition (Political science) -- Zimbabwe.
Opposition (Political science)
Zimbabwe.
Opposition (Political science) -- Zambia.
Zambia.
Opposition (Political science) -- Kenya.
Kenya.
Political parties -- Zimbabwe.
Political parties.
Political parties -- Zambia.
Political parties -- Kenya.
Zimbabwe -- Politics and government -- 1980-
Politics and government.
Chronological Term 1980-
Subject Zambia -- Politics and government -- 1991-
Chronological Term 1991-
Subject Kenya -- Politics and government -- 2002-
Chronological Term 2002-
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: LeBas, Adrienne. From protest to parties. Oxford ; New York : Oxford Univ Press, 2011 (DLC) 2011453047 (OCoLC)687683264
ISBN 9780191728594 (electronic book)
0191728594 (electronic book)
9780199546862
019954686X
9780191617522 (electronic book)
0191617520 (electronic book)