Nic Cheeseman

Nic Cheeseman is professor of democracy at the University of Birmingham and founding director of its Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation (CEDAR). His most recent book is The Rise of Authoritarian Middle-Powers and What It Means for World Politics (2025), coauthored with Marie-Eve Desrosiers.

October 2010, Volume 21, Issue 4

African Elections as Vehicles for Change

Since the return of multipartism in sub-Saharan Africa, open-seat elections have been the most likely to yield opposition victories, suggesting that term limits may significantly contribute to democratic consolidation.