Party Proliferation and Political Contestation in Africa

Catherine Lena Kelly is an Advisor at the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative and a scholar-practitioner in Washington, DC, USA.

• 1. Chapter 1 – Introduction: Party Proliferation and its Consequences in Senegal and Beyond.- 2. Chapter 2 – Theories of Party-Building: Africa, Competitive Authoritarianism, and Democracy.- 3. Chapter 3 – Party Formation and Proliferation on Senegal’s Uneven Playing Field.- 4. Chapter 4 – Negotiators or Adversaries? Tracing the Sources of Party Trajectories.- 5. Chapter 5 – Defeating Presidents from Within: Regime Insiders and Turnover in Senegal.- 6. Chapter 6 – Party Loyalty and Defection from the Ruling Party under Proliferation.- 7. Chapter 7 – Conclusion and Notes on Comparative and Policy Perspectives on Party Proliferation in Africa.