Hustlers and dynasties: exploring the role of anti-China populism in Kenya's 2022 elections
Hess, Steve
Hustlers and dynasties: exploring the role of anti-China populism in Kenya's 2022 elections - Commonwealth and Comparative Politics 2024 - 377-398
The article examines William Ruto's use of a populist 'hustlers versus dynasties' campaign strategy and the degree to which this strategy incorporated anti-China rhetoric in his successful bid to win Kenya's presidency in August 2022. Building on fieldwor
1466-2043
Africa
China
Democratization
Kenya
Populism
Hustlers and dynasties: exploring the role of anti-China populism in Kenya's 2022 elections - Commonwealth and Comparative Politics 2024 - 377-398
The article examines William Ruto's use of a populist 'hustlers versus dynasties' campaign strategy and the degree to which this strategy incorporated anti-China rhetoric in his successful bid to win Kenya's presidency in August 2022. Building on fieldwor
1466-2043
Africa
China
Democratization
Kenya
Populism