Expectations and Fears
The impact of the 1992 Elections
Inge Amundsen, Chr. Michelsen Institute
Conferência sobre as Eleições em Angola
Centro de Estudos e Investigação Científica (CEIC), Universidade Católica de Angola Terça-Feira, 4 de Novembro de 2008
Expectations and Fears
Background
• CEIC-CMI cooperation
• Research project
– Impact of 1992 elections on 2008 parliamentary – Wacussanga, Abreu, Amundsen, Søreide
• CMI Working Paper
– Expectativas e receios face às eleições de 2008.
O impacto de 1992
Expectations and Fears
Background variables
• Small sample, many questions
– Detail and co-variance
• Two provinces included
– Luanda and Bié
• Some biases
– Large number of civil servants in Bié
• Urban, higher education, access to information
Expectations and Fears
• Gender no significant difference
– Grossly same opinions as men
• Age some significance
– Older people will vote more
• Province some significance
– Luanda people will vote more
• Voting patterns
– Most people will vote same party
– Nobody will vote for a party because it is new – Reconciliation and peace is most important
• (Federalism not)
Affected by the crisis of 1992
Fear of (new) civil war
Access to information
Confidence