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Exploring the Role of Legislative Candidates in National Presidential Elections: Three Essays on Ghana.

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posted on 2024-07-23, 00:09 authored by Owura Kwabena KuffuorOwura Kwabena Kuffuor

In this project, I explore the ways through which legislators can influence national elections in a two-party dominant political system. I find that because of the peculiar roles legislators play in new democracies, they are easily endeared to voters and their popularity can sometimes transfer to their co-partisan presidential candidates.

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Degree Type

  • Doctor of Philosophy

Department

  • Political Science

Campus location

  • West Lafayette

Advisor/Supervisor/Committee Chair

Giancarlo Visconti

Advisor/Supervisor/Committee co-chair

Kim Yi Dionne

Additional Committee Member 2

James McCann

Additional Committee Member 3

Swati Srivasta

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