Gender Equality and Electoral Violence in Africa : Unlocking the Peacemaking Potential of Women /

We examine the impact of gender equality on electoral violence in Africa using micro-level data from the sixth round of Afrobarometer surveys. The sample covers 30 countries. We find that gender equality is associated with lower electoral violence. Quantitatively, our estimates show that an increase...

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Päätekijä: Ouedraogo, Rasmane
Muut tekijät: Ouedraogo, Idrissa
Aineistotyyppi: Aikakauslehti
Kieli:English
Julkaistu: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019.
Sarja:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/174
Linkit:Full text available on IMF
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