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To Vote or not to Vote?

Understanding the Ghanaian Voter
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 2021

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Die Autorin untersucht die Unterschiede in der Wahlbeteiligung auf subnationaler Ebene bei allgemeinen Wahlen in Ghana. Sie verwendet einen Fallstudienansatz mit gemischten Methoden, bei dem quantitative und qualitative Daten kombiniert werden, um eingehende Nachweise für drei systematische Wahlkreise mit unterschiedlich hoher Wahlbeteiligung zu erbringen. Die Ergebnisse der Studie stellen die strikte Anwendung der Rational-Choice-Theorie in Frage, um ein umfassendes Verständnis der Gründe für eine unterschiedliche Wahlbeteiligung zu liefern. Das Buch entwickelt hingegen ein Modell für individuellen und kollektiven Nutzen, der das „conceptofutility“ erweitert, um Unterschiede in der Wahlbeteiligung zu erklären. Die Schlussfolgerungen aus dem Buch heben die Bedeutung des lokalen Kontexts für die Prägung des Wählerverhaltens hervor und unterstreichen die Vorrangigkeit der lokalen politischen Dynamik.

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Copyright year
2021
ISBN-Print
978-3-8487-8471-4
ISBN-Online
978-3-7489-2851-5
Publisher
Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series
Politik und Gesellschaft in Afrika | Politics and Societies in Africa
Volume
13
Language
English
Pages
A40
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Table of contents

ChapterPages
  1. Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access 1 - 18
    1. 1.1. Background No access
    2. 1.2. Problem Statement No access
    3. 1.3. Purpose of the Study No access
    4. 1.4. Research Question No access
    5. 1.5. Significance of the Study No access
    6. 1.6. Voter Turnout as Defined in this Study No access
    7. 1.7. Thesis Structure No access
    1. 2.1. Rational Choice Theories of Voter Behaviour No access
        1. Programmatic Mobilisation No access
        2. Non-Programmatic Mobilisation No access
      2. 2.2.2. Voter Contacting No access
    3. 2.3. Social Models to Voter Behaviour No access
    4. 2.4. Conceptual Framework No access
    1. 3.1. Research Design: Case Study Mixed-Methods Design No access
    2. 3.2. Pragmatic-Empirical Research Paradigm No access
      1. 3.3.1. Unit of Analysis and Observation No access
        1. Selection of Constituencies No access
        2. Selection of Electoral Areas No access
        3. Selection of Respondents No access
        1. Field Instrument: Questionnaire No access
        2. Semi-Structured Interview Guide No access
        3. Field Pre-test No access
        4. Community Entry Strategy and Identification of Respondents No access
        5. Observations No access
        6. Challenges No access
        1. Validity No access
        2. Reflexivity No access
        3. Ethical Considerations No access
      1. 3.4.1. Nanton Constituency in Context No access
      2. 3.4.1. Assin North Constituency in context: Political and Economic Profile No access
      3. 3.3.3. Ellembelle Constituency in Context No access
    1. 4.1. Legal and Regulatory Provisions/Requirement for Voter Participation No access
    2. 4.2. Voter Registration: The Demand on Time and Efforts No access
    3. 4.3. Access to Election-Related Information No access
    4. 4.4. Assessment of the Voting Process No access
    5. 4.5. Holidays and Weekend Voting No access
    6. 4.6. The Alternative Cost of Voting No access
    7. 4.7. Summary of Key Results No access
    1. 5.1. Legal and Institutional Framework for Political Parties’ Activities No access
      1. 5.2.1. Party System in Terms of Numbers No access
      2. 5.2.2. Ideological Muddying: A Pragmatic Approach to Mobilise Voters No access
      3. 5.2.3. Party Institutionalisation: Parties’ Presence and Structure at Sub-National Level No access
      1. 5.3.1. Election Competition across the Study Areas No access
      2. 5.3.2. Local Issues as a Facilitator of Election Competition and Mobiliser of Voters No access
    4. 5.4. Summary of Key Results No access
      1. 6.1.1. Is it about who makes the most promises? No access
      2. 6.1.2. Performance-Based Voter Mobilisation: Beyond Promises to Delivery No access
      1. 6.2.1. Personality-Based Voter Mobilisation. An Appeal to the Metaphysical, Charisma and Competence No access
      2. 6.2.2. Do Parties Mobilise Along Ethnic Identities? No access
      3. 6.2.3. Electoral Clientelism: Is It Vote or Turnout Buying? No access
      1. House-to-House Canvassing of Voters No access
      2. Rallies: A move from Mammoth to more localised Rallies No access
      3. Other Pre-Election Day Means of Voter Contacting No access
    4. 6.4. Long Distance Bussing of Voter as a Voting Day Mobilisation Strategy No access
    5. 6.5. The Use of Intermediaries: Are Chiefs Mobilisers? No access
    6. 6.6. Summary of Key Results No access
    1. 7.1. Social Ties in Ghana: The Importance of the Family No access
      1. The Media Landscape in Ghana as a Facilitator of Political Discussion No access
    3. 7.3. Dynamics of Political Opinion within Informal Social Networks No access
    4. 7.4. Voting Behaviour within Informal Networks No access
    5. 7.5. Summary of Key Results No access
      1. 8.1.1. Voters‘ Perception of the Cost of Voting No access
      2. 8.1.2. The Post and Pre-Electoral Gains: How and When they Matter No access
      3. 8.1.3. Mobilisation is a Facilitator of Turnout No access
      4. 8.1.4. The Group in the Voter’s Decision to Turn out No access
      1. 8.2.1. Utility No access
      2. 8.2.2. Individual-Level Utility No access
      3. 8.2.3. Collective-Level Utility No access
    1. 9.1. Key Findings: What does – or does not – matter for turnout in Ghana No access
    2. 9.2. Contribution to Electoral Studies No access
      1. Policy Implication No access
  11. Bibliography No access 293 - 318
    1. ANNEX I No access
    2. ANNEX II No access
    3. ANNEX III No access
    4. ANNEX IV No access
    5. ANNEX V No access

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