Overcoming incumbency advantage: the importance of social media on-and offline in Zambia's 2021 elections

G Lynch, E Gadjanovaa - Journal of Eastern African Studies, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT President Edgar Lungu and the Patriotic Front used a range of incumbency
advantages to tilt the playing field in their favour in the run-up to Zambia's 2021 elections …

The urban vote in Zambia's 2021 elections: popular attitudes towards the economy in Copperbelt and Lusaka

H Siachiwena - Journal of Eastern African Studies, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This article analyses Afrobarometer survey data to understand popular attitudes toward the
economy of Zambia amongst residents in the ruling party strongholds. The Patriotic Front …

Voting out autocrats: evidence from Zambia

EA Hern - Democratization, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The world is currently undergoing a period of autocratization, often led by democratically
elected presidents who begin to dismantle democratic institutions. In countries with …

Autocratisation, electoral politics and the limits of incumbency in African democracies

N Beardsworth, H Siachiwena… - Journal of Eastern African …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The world is experiencing a new wave of autocratisation, characterised by a global
democratic reversal. From 2010 to 2020, the share of the world population living in …