Violence in African Elections

Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs is head of research at the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA), a Swedish governmental agency working in the field of peace and security under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Jesper Bjarnesen is a senior researcher with the Nordic Africa Institute. He previously lectured in the department of cultural anthropology and ethnography at Uppsala University.

• Introduction: The Everyday Politics of Electoral Violence in Africa - Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs1. Ethnic Politics and Elite Competition: The Roots of Electoral Violence in Kenya - Hanne Fjelde and Kristine Höglund2. Wielding the Stick Again: The Rise and Fall and Rise of State Violence during Presidential Elections in Uganda - Anders Sjögren3. Land Conflict and Electoral Violence in Côte d’Ivoire: A Micro-Level Analysis - Matthew I. Mitchell4. The Geography of Violence in Burundi’s 2015 Elections - Willy Nindorera and Jesper Bjarnesen5. Competition, Uncertainty, and Violence in Sierra Leone’s Swing District - Ibrahim Bangura and Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs6. Ex-Militants and Electoral Violence in Nigeria’s Niger Delta - Tarila Marclint Ebiede7. The Winner Takes It All: Post-war Rebel Networks, Big Man Politics and the Threat of Violence in the 2011 Liberian Elections - Mariam Bjarnesen8. Parasitic Politics: Violence, Deception, and Change in Kenya's Electoral Politics - Jacob Rasmussen9. Eclectic Ties and Election Touts: Chipangano’s Cyclic Governance Agenda in Mbare, Zimbabwe - Tariro Mutongwizo10. Patronage Politics and Electoral Violence in Lagos, Nigeria: Understanding the Micro-Level Dynamics - Daniel E. Agbiboa11. 'Once They All Pick their Guns You Can Have Your Way': Campaigning and Talking about Violence in Northern Ghana - Afra SchmitzConclusions: Beyond Democracy and Big Men Politics - Jesper Bjarnesen and Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs

Finally, a book that seriously investigates and bridges the macro and micro dynamics of electoral violence in Africa.