Clientelism is characterized by the combination of particularistic targeting and contingency-
based exchange. This method of contingent exchange thrives in both autocracies and …

Vote-buying is a contentious issue in contemporary discourse on the sustainability of
democratic development in Nigeria. This menace is gradually crippling electoral processes …

This article studies political clientelism. In the first section, the term clientelism can be
defined as giving material goods in return for electoral support, where the criterion of …

Previous research has established a link between turnout and the extent to which voters are
faced with a “meaningful” partisan choice in elections; this study extends the logic of this …

What makes African voters “up for grabs”? Existing approaches to the swing voter have
several liabilities. This article introduces a new measure enabling a more comprehensive …

A clear development goal is to provide the poor with the benefits essential to human dignity
without rendering them vulnerable to patronage politics. This is difficult to accomplish …

Understanding the dynamics of vote-buying is essential for improving accountability in
elections in developing democracies. While list experiments are useful for attenuating social …

This study investigates the concept of vote buying, with a particular focus on its usage in
research on clientelism. Vote buying is often poorly defined. Such conceptual ambiguity may …

Studies of clientelism typically assume that political machines distribute rewards to persuade
or mobilize the existing electorate. We argue that rewards not only influence actions of the …