Election Campaigning in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Context of Democracy Crisis – JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN STUDIES

Author:

Usacheva V.V.¹ ²

Affiliation:

1. Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
2. Financial University under the Government of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract:

Review of the book: Lilleker D.G., Mutsvairo B. (Eds.). (2026). Election Campaigning in Sub-Saharan Africa. Democracy, Societal Cleavages and Social Media. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-08279-4

Keywords:

Africa, election campaigning, societal cleavages, democracy, authoritarianism, freedom of speech, social responsibility, disinformation

Received: 22.01.2026
Revised: 28.02.2026
Accepted: 16.03.2026

For citation:

Usacheva V.V. (2026). Election Campaigning in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Context of Democracy Crisis (Review). Journal of the Institute for African Studies. Vol. 12. № 1. Pp. 189–192. https://doi.org/10.31132/2412-5717-2026-74-1-189-192