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Voting behaviour in Mozambique : a case study of Maxixe District
Thesis (DPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/60389 Voting behaviour in Mozambique : a case study of Maxixe District Schoeman, Maxi matsimbe71@yahoo.co.uk Matsimbe, Zef Alberto Voting behaviour FRELIMO Maxixe district Economic performance UCTD Thesis (DPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2017. This thesis identifies and examines factors that shape voters' choice in Maxixe district in order to understand how voters decide in general in Mozambique. It is a case study of Maxixe district, one of the fourteen districts of Inhambane Province in southern Mozambique, which is historically a stronghold for the ruling Frelimo party. It is an interesting region for study because it is an economic hub and a cosmopolitan town, with a multi-ethnic population comprising three ethnolinguistic groups, yet at times it has been assumed to be a homogeneous region. As such, one cannot rush to conclude that ethnicity plays a major role in politics and voting behaviour. Yet no studies on voting behaviour have been conducted in this region. The study is based on four theoretical frameworks commonly used in election studies, namely the sociological, socio-psychological, rational choice and the cognitive awareness approaches. Methodologically, it prioritises the social constructivism paradigm, case study research design and qualitative research approach. Findings confirm that ethnicity does not determine party choice or voting behaviour in Maxixe. Age forms an important cleavage among voters as the elderly always vote for Frelimo while younger voters are more independent. Party identification influences voting choice to some extent, but mainly for strategic purposes. While the economy determines voting behaviour to some extent, voters do not use their dissatisfaction to punish the incumbent ruling party and political sophistication does not influence voting. Political Sciences DPhil Unrestricted 2017-05-12T11:38:47Z 2017-05-12T11:38:47Z 2017-05-09 2017 Thesis Matsimbe, ZA 2017, Voting behaviour in Mozambique : a case study of Maxixe District, DPhil Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60389> A2017 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60389 en © 2017 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Voting behaviour FRELIMO Maxixe district Economic performance UCTD Voting behaviour in Mozambique : a case study of Maxixe District |
| title | Voting behaviour in Mozambique : a case study of Maxixe District |
| title_full | Voting behaviour in Mozambique : a case study of Maxixe District |
| title_fullStr | Voting behaviour in Mozambique : a case study of Maxixe District |
| title_full_unstemmed | Voting behaviour in Mozambique : a case study of Maxixe District |
| title_short | Voting behaviour in Mozambique : a case study of Maxixe District |
| title_sort | voting behaviour in mozambique a case study of maxixe district |
| topic | Voting behaviour FRELIMO Maxixe district Economic performance UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60389 |