CPO-2002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Chewa People, Natural Experiment
16 Apr 2016
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The number of paries in a system is parially a relecion of the electoral system. Also parially a relecion of interest groups in society. Paries" strategic atempts to poliicize cleavages which are latent in a society. Line between latent social cleavages and poliicized social cleavages. The line is party strategy within electoral rules. Posner: chewas and tumbukas in malawi and zambia. What are posner"s research quesions, and how did he arrive at his answers: posner looks into two ethnic groups (the chewas and tumbukus) in two countries (malawi and zambia). Looking at two diferent ethnic groups in diferent countries. They are diferent bc of their language, villages, bride cost. In zambia they were culturally inclusive but not in. Malawi: why are the comparisons posner makes sort of a natural experiment he visits 4 major populaion centers. 2 associated with chewas and 2 with tumbukas.
