Factors Determining Electoral Support for Presidential Candidates of Incumbent Parties in Malawi

The study seeks to identify factors that determine electoral support in re-electing presidential candidates in Malawi. This follows re-election of presidential candidates of incumbent political parties in Malawi from 1994 to 2009 amid the general discontent of personal living conditions and the higher disapproval rates of the general economic co... Read more   

School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Research type: Master Thesis     Issue year: 2010

Author: Matita, Francis Fashio Supervisor(s): Lise Rakner

The Institutional Context for Nomination of Women As Party Candidates for Parliamentary Elections

Most members of Parliament including women were at first nominated by a particular political party as electoral candidates. Understanding the nomination process in political parties is therefore critical in the understanding of the low representation of women in parliament. This study is an institutional analysis of the context in which some wom... Read more   

School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Research type: Master Thesis     Issue year: 2009

Author: Thindwa, Anne Sainala Supervisor(s): Lise Rakner