(21:07) This episode shares data-driven insights about African Politics. It covers a variety of studies, addressing issues like technology, state infrastructure, foreign relations, economics, ethnicity, the legacy of colonialism, and democracy. .
Each observation in the National Level Party Systems dataset (NLPS) and the District Level Party Systems dataset (DPLS) is the party system at the national or district level, respectively, in a given election. In addition to conventional measures like the effective number of parties are variables such as the size of the largest party, list type, and the vote shares for presidential candidates. .