Opeyemi Idowu Aluko

Ajayi Crowther University Nigeria

Dr. Aluko Opeyemi Idowu, a distinguished scholar with a PhD in Political Science, specializes in comparative politics, political theory, elections, and urban violence studies. He lectures at Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Nigeria, where he serves as Head of the Department of Political Science and the University Assistant Chaplain. He has co-edited several books. With expertise in advanced research design and applied qualitative and quantitative methods, he has published over 120 papers in reputable journals globally and presented at numerous international conferences. He is a Global Citizenship Lead for the Global Citizenship and Children's Rights Network (GLOCCRIN) and an Advanced National Training Officer (ANTO) for the Boys' Brigade Nigeria.

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Elections in the Global South and North - A Comprehensive Overview is intended for students of politics at the international, national, and subnational levels. It is a guide to help election organizing bodies in various countries in the Global South and North. Professors, professionals, policy actors, election donor agencies, and monitoring groups have a perfect partner for elections and related matters worldwide. The book covers topics such as election management bodies, challenges in election conduct, perceptions of people toward presidential and legislative elections, political and election violence, and satisfaction with democracy, among others. The scope of the edited book covers countries in Africa, America, and Europe, with references to Asian countries. Various classical and modern methodologies were utilized to address questions about elections and to develop novel solutions to problems in the global south and north.

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Election Imbroglio and Democratic Solutions in Africa: A Synopsis on 28 Countries

By Opeyemi Idowu Aluko

Elections are important component of a democratic process. It is a popular way of changing government peacefully and ensuring continuity in the political system. When election goes wrong, the election violence becomes inevitable. Election violence makes democracy counterproductive. Election violence occurs in many countries of the world. Many of the developed countries have overcome repeated election violence trend, but many developing countries are still largely affected by repeated election violence. Why do elections in Africa often breed violence instead of democratic sustenance and development? Tyre burning theory and Game theory perspectives are used to analyse the place of citizens’ reactions to bad governance. Documentary analysis and descriptive data from the World Bank and time series Afrobarometer data using 28 countries in Africa are utilised for this study. The study finds that government’s neglect of the socio-political and economic needs of the citizens often results in election violence. These needs must be catered for across Africa states. The study concludes that good governance and public trust must be built among the citizens. The government must ensure that the reputations of election processes are re-enhanced to minimise election violence.

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Elections in the Global South and North

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