Dr Biniam Bedasso on immigration and political preferences in South Africa: how has voting behaviour evolved?

Economic Research Southern Africa

Nov 13 2020 | 00:22:12

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Show Notes

During the past week the buzz word has been ‘voting’, given the nail-biting US elections that have recently taken place. In this podcast, ERSA’s host speaks to Dr Biniam Bedasso who is an expert on South African voting behaviour. As the foundation of democracy, we must be aware of how voting behaviour changes in both young and mature democracies. With a global rise of anti-foreigner sentiment over recent years, this podcast explores how the concentration of immigrants affects political preferences and voting behaviour in South Africa. In addition to explaining his research which uses a novel panel dataset, Biniam touches […]

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