In search of the impact of international support for political parties in new democracies: Malawi and Zambia compared

Rakner, Lise; Svåsand, Lars

doi:10.1080/13510347.2010.520555

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“…The impact of a variety of institutions is highlighted in the research and policy literature, from the role of political parties (see, e.g., Burnell and Gerrits 2010;Rakner and Svåsand 2010) and specific electoral arrangements in facilitating the representation of multiple groups and interests (e.g. Reilly 2001) to that of truth commissions, reparations programmes, and other transitional justice arrangements in restoring confidence and trust in state institutions after authoritarian transition (e.g.…”

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Does aid support democracy? A systematic review of the literature

Gisselquist¹,

Niño‐Zarazúa²,

Samarin³

2021

WIDER Working Paper

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This study draws on a rigorous systematic review—to our knowledge the first in this area—to take stock of the literature on aid and democracy. It asks: Does aid—especially democracy aid—have positive impact on democracy? How? What factors most influence its impact? In so doing, it considers studies that explicitly focus on ‘democracy aid’ as an aggregate category, its subcomponents (e.g. aid to elections), and ‘developmental aid’. Overall, the evidence suggests that i) democracy aid generally supports rather than hinders democracy building around the world; ii) aid modalities influence the effectiveness of democracy aid; and iii) democracy aid is more associated with positive impact on democracy than developmental aid, probably because it targets key institutions and agents of democratic change. The review presents a new analytical framework for considering the evidence, bringing together core theories of democratization with work on foreign aid effectiveness. Overall, the evidence is most consistent with institutional and agent-based theories of exogenous democratization, and least consistent with expectations drawn from structural theories that would imply stronger positive impact for developmental aid on democratization.

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Section: Theories Of Democracy and Democratizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Does aid support democracy? A systematic review of the literature

Gisselquist¹,

Niño‐Zarazúa²,

Samarin³

2021

WIDER Working Paper

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“…An ad hoc Commission embedded within the executive was viewed as allied with the then ruling United National Independence Party (unip). Due to this perception, the Commission was criticized strenuously by opposition political parties, election observers and donors (Rakner and Svåsand, 2010). However, no meaningful change was made in 1991.…”

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“…For example, between 1996 and 2000, parliament approved a total of 67 mil-lion2 kwacha as allocated in the annual national budget. Only 47 million Kwacha of the amount was released (Rakner and Svåsand, 2010). Similarly, the ecz only received 22 million Kwacha of its total allocation of 64 million kwacha for the 2001 general elections.…”

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“…In general, the application of electoral regulations and rules has frequently been cited as biased and disfavoring opposition political parties. Some opposition political parties, for example, boycotted the 1996 elections due to disagreements on electoral rules and their uneven application (Rakner and Svåsand, 2010). For illustration purposes, we cite two historically controversial issues in the Zambian electoral process that are not unrelated to the ECZ-Executive power dynamics.…”

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Democracy and Electoral Politics in Zambia

Kim

2021

Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des étud

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“…Political parties in Zambia are no exception. Most political parties are formed around a powerful and ambitious leader, rather than around an ideology; this leads to fractious party splits and undermines cooperation in policy making (Rakner and Svåsand 2012).…”

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Candidate selection and informal soft quotas for women: gender imbalance in political recruitment in Zambia

Wang

Muriaas

2019

Politics, Groups, and Identities

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What does it take for a female aspirant to win a party nomination in a candidate-centered electoral system in an emerging democracy? Three decades after the third wave of democratization hit Africa, we still know little about women's entry into politics in countries without formal gender quotas. In this paper we use qualitative interview data on the nomination processes of Zambia's three main political parties to explore formal and informal aspects of the candidate selection process. A key reason the literature is inconclusive about which candidate selection rules favor gender balance is that these rules tend to be poorly institutionalized, particularly in countries with weak party organizations and strong leaders. Although having local patronage networks may help to garner local support for a candidacy, often the central party leader is the critical decision-maker. Strikingly, Zambia's main political parties tend to nominate the same number of female candidates, suggesting collusion by the political parties. Ultimately, all political aspirants-irrespective of gender-gain bargaining power by displaying personal funds and local popularity. Their loyalty to a particular party is less important.

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In search of the impact of international support for political parties in new democracies: Malawi and Zambia compared

Cited by 10 publications

References 15 publications

Does aid support democracy? A systematic review of the literature

Does aid support democracy? A systematic review of the literature

Democracy and Electoral Politics in Zambia

Candidate selection and informal soft quotas for women: gender imbalance in political recruitment in Zambia

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