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The Struggle over Presidential Term Limits in Africa

Guest Editor: Julia Grauvogel | Guest Editor: Charlotte Heyl

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Introduction

Introduction

The Study of Term Limits in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons on Democratisation and Autocratisation

Julia Grauvogel

German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Germany
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, Charlotte Heyl

German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Germany
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First Published February 22, 2021; pp. 215–227

Research Articles

Autocratisation by Term Limits Manipulation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Andrea Cassani

Department of Social and Political Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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First Published February 22, 2021; pp. 228–250

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Presidential Term Limits and Regime Types: When Do Leaders Respect Constitutional Norms?

Anja Osei

Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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, Hervé Akinocho

Center for Research and Opinion Polls (CROP), Lomé, Togo
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, Stephen Mwombela

REPOA Policy Research for Development, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
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First Published February 22, 2021; pp. 251–271

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Presidential Tenure and Constitutional Provisions: Recent Evidence from Central Africa

Mark Dawson

Ripe for Harvest World Outreach, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo
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, Daniel J. Young

Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Miami University Regionals, Middletown, OH, USA

Affiliate, Department of Political Science, Miami University-Oxford, Oxford, OH, USA
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First Published February 22, 2021; pp. 272–290

Research Articles

Process Tracing the Term Limit Struggle in Malawi: The Role of International Democracy Promotion in Muluzi’s Bid for a Third Term

Daniel Nowack

Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik, Bonn, Germany

Institute of Political Science, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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First Published February 22, 2021; pp. 291–320

Regular Research Article

Political Vigilante Groups in Ghana: Violence or Democracy?

Justice Richard Kwabena Owusu Kyei

Department of Sociology and Social Work, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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, Lidewyde H. Berckmoes

Faculty of Social Sciences, African Studies Centre, Leiden University, The Netherlands
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First Published February 22, 2021; pp. 321–338

Analytical Report

Cooperation and Conflict at the Horn of Africa: A New Regional Bloc Between Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia and Its Consequences for Eastern Africa

Ingo Henneberg

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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, Sören Stapel

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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First Published August 18, 2020; pp. 339–350

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Book review: Property, Institutions and Social Stratification in Africa

Lewis Abedi Asante

Department of Estate Management, Faculty of Built and Natural Environment, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi, Ghana
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First Published December 7, 2020; pp. 351–353

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Book review: Power, Culture and Modernity in Nigeria: Beyond the Colony

Abimbola O. Adesoji

Department of History, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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First Published February 22, 2021; pp. 354–356

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Table of Contents

The Struggle over Presidential Term Limits in Africa

Introduction

The Study of Term Limits in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons on Democratisation and Autocratisation

Research Articles

Autocratisation by Term Limits Manipulation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Presidential Term Limits and Regime Types: When Do Leaders Respect Constitutional Norms?

Presidential Tenure and Constitutional Provisions: Recent Evidence from Central Africa

Process Tracing the Term Limit Struggle in Malawi: The Role of International Democracy Promotion in Muluzi’s Bid for a Third Term

Regular Research Article

Political Vigilante Groups in Ghana: Violence or Democracy?

Analytical Report

Cooperation and Conflict at the Horn of Africa: A New Regional Bloc Between Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia and Its Consequences for Eastern Africa

Book Reviews

Book review: Property, Institutions and Social Stratification in Africa

Book review: Power, Culture and Modernity in Nigeria: Beyond the Colony

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