Partisan identification in Africa : an exploratory study in Mozambique

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dc.contributor.advisorMattes, Roberten_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorSeekings, Jeremyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Joao C Gen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-30T03:45:39Z
dc.date.available2014-07-30T03:45:39Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
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dc.description.abstractIn this study the sources of partisan identification in Mozambique are examined. It examines whether reported identification with the governing or opposition parties is related to the kinds of factors usually identified in the comparative literature on partisan identification and voting behaviour. These factors include social cleavages (such as ethnicity or region), cultural values (such as individualism versus collectivism, democratic versus authoritarian values), economic factors (including ‘pocketbook’ assessments and sociotropic assessments, retrospective and prospective evaluations), political factors (including assessments of the performance of the government) and cognitive awareness (including access to media or political discussions with friends). Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to assess the significance of these various factors in partisan identification. The results of the study revealed that partisan support for the ruling party in Mozambique is driven by popular evaluations of the performance of the incumbent; secondly, partisan support for opposition parties is difficult to predict.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationPereira, J. C. G. (2008). <i>Partisan identification in Africa : an exploratory study in Mozambique</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3713en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPereira, Joao C G. <i>"Partisan identification in Africa : an exploratory study in Mozambique."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3713en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPereira, J. 2008. Partisan identification in Africa : an exploratory study in Mozambique. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Pereira, Joao C G AB - In this study the sources of partisan identification in Mozambique are examined. It examines whether reported identification with the governing or opposition parties is related to the kinds of factors usually identified in the comparative literature on partisan identification and voting behaviour. These factors include social cleavages (such as ethnicity or region), cultural values (such as individualism versus collectivism, democratic versus authoritarian values), economic factors (including ‘pocketbook’ assessments and sociotropic assessments, retrospective and prospective evaluations), political factors (including assessments of the performance of the government) and cognitive awareness (including access to media or political discussions with friends). Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to assess the significance of these various factors in partisan identification. The results of the study revealed that partisan support for the ruling party in Mozambique is driven by popular evaluations of the performance of the incumbent; secondly, partisan support for opposition parties is difficult to predict. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - Partisan identification in Africa : an exploratory study in Mozambique TI - Partisan identification in Africa : an exploratory study in Mozambique UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3713 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/3713
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPereira JCG. Partisan identification in Africa : an exploratory study in Mozambique. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2008 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3713en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPolitical Studiesen_ZA
dc.titlePartisan identification in Africa : an exploratory study in Mozambiqueen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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