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Triggers of Election Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa: About the Author

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About the Author

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table of contents
  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. List of Tables
  4. Preface
  5. Chapter One: Introduction
    1. Research Context and Objectives
    2. Conflict Prevention and Election Observation
    3. African Elections: Zero-Sum Games and the Debate on Neopatrimonialism
    4. What Is Electoral Violence?
    5. Can We Prevent Electoral Violence by Reforming the Electoral System?
    6. Concluding Remarks and Lessons Learned
  6. Chapter Two: Demarcation of Constituency Boundaries
    1. Do Electoral Constituency Boundaries Matter?
    2. Challenges and Key Factors in Redistricting
    3. Boundary Delimitation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Principles and Standards
    4. Shortages of Transparency and Gerrymandering Allegations
    5. Institutional Hindrance and Passive Malapportionment
    6. Lack of Reliable Voter Data
    7. A General Trend: Passive Malapportionment in the Context of Rapid Urban Growth
    8. Malapportionment in Urban/Rural Constituencies Drawn According to Administrative Divisions
    9. Concluding Remarks and Lessons Learned
  7. Chapter Three: Electoral Management Bodies
    1. Core Challenges Facing EMBs
    2. Institutional Autonomy of Electoral Management Bodies
    3. Selection of EMB Managerial Positions
    4. Case Studies: EMB Independence at Stake
    5. Financial Dependence
    6. Concluding Remarks and Lessons Learned
  8. Chapter Four: Registration of Candidates and Voters
    1. Political Participation and Conflict Prevention
    2. Burdens to the Registration of Political Parties and Candidates
    3. Case Studies: Arbitrary Exclusion of Candidates
    4. Disputes Over Voter Registration
    5. Exclusion of Young People
    6. Computerisation of Voter Rolls
    7. Computerisation Challenges: Case Studies
    8. Politicisation of Voter Registration
    9. Case Study: Côte d’Ivoire
    10. Role of Traditional Authorities in Voter Identification
    11. Concluding Remarks and Lessons Learned
  9. Chapter Five: The Election Campaign
    1. Campaigning in Unlevel Playing Fields: A Conflict-Analysis Perspective
    2. Party Primaries: Survival of the Fittest
    3. Use of State Resources for Campaign Purposes
    4. Voter Education as a Campaign Strategy
    5. The Role of Religious Authorities in Election Campaigns
    6. Unbalanced Media Reporting
    7. Towards Peaceful Outcomes: Concluding Remarks and Lessons Learned
  10. Chapter Six: Polling and Tabulation
    1. Preventing Violent Disputes through the Free Expression of the Electorate’s Will
    2. Election Day
    3. Party Agents
    4. A Challenge to Peaceful Elections: Lack of Voter Education
    5. Obstacles to Observers-’ Accreditation and Participation in the Process
    6. Tabulation Flaws: A Conflict Trigger
    7. Case Studies: Disputes Over Tabulation
    8. Parallel Vote Tabulations
    9. Concluding Remarks and Lessons Learned
  11. Chapter Seven: Aftermath of Elections–Seeking Accountability
    1. Post-Election Violence
    2. Case Studies: Dealing with Election Violence
    3. Concluding Remarks and Lessons Learned
  12. Chapter Eight: Towards Peaceful Elections – Recommendations
    1. Introduction: Regional Efforts
    2. Mainstreaming Standards and Best Practices
    3. The Core of the Matter: Independent, Impartial, and Efficient EMBs
    4. EMBs’ Financial Autonomy
    5. EMBs and Dispute Resolution
    6. Candidate Registration: Mainstreaming Best Practices
    7. Voter Registration: Technological Challenges
    8. Use of State Resources for Campaigning: A Regional Dimension
    9. Tackling Illegal Party/Candidate Funding
    10. Regional Efforts To Mainstream Best Practices through the Peer-Review System
  13. Chapter Nine: Documentation Database
  14. Bibliography
  15. About the Author

About the Author

Andreu Solà-Martín completed his PhD in 2005 in the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, United Kingdom. Until 2015, Dr. Solà-Martín was an associate research fellow in the Department of Peace Studies. He worked as a lecturer in international politics at the University of Manchester and was a teaching fellow in the Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Birmingham. Andreu convenes seminars on conflict analysis at the Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona. In addition, he works as a lecturer on conflict management and resolution at the Open University of Catalonia, Spain. Since 2006, Andreu has participated as an observer and core team member in several election observation missions, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, but also in eastern Europe, central Asia, the Caucasus, and Latin America. He has published works on the peace process in Western Sahara and peace-building in West Africa.

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