The conventional view of Africa's political parties holds that they are organizationally weak,
with little presence at the grass roots. Yet, few studies are based on systematically collected …

Might incumbency entail disadvantages as well as advantages? This article examines the
performance of incumbent president Edgar Lungu and the Patriotic Front (PF) in Zambia's …

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 …

This paper discusses Zambia's 2021 election which was held in a context of democratic
backsliding and poor economic performance. The election resulted in Zambia's third …

This article uses a longitudinal comparative perspective to analyse Zambia's 2021 transfer of
power. The article takes the previous elections since the transition to multi-party democracy …

Survey data on the attitudes of Zambian voters correspond to the trends shown in actual
election results. Ethnicity plays an important role in partisan preferences. As of 2017, both …

Regular elections are now the norm across most of sub-Saharan Africa, but repeated
elections have not guaranteed the consolidation of democracy. Election legitimacy is crucial …

世界的にも 「民主主義の後退」 論が叫ばれてきた 2010 年代後半の時代, ザンビアでも
「民主主義の後退 (democratic backsliding)」 や 「専制化 (autocratization)」 が, 2015 …