Pentecostalism as an informal political institution: experimental evidence from Ghana

Informal institutions continue to govern political exchange in Africa, but the traditional, ethnic-based form of “big man rule” is now threatened by an alternative informal institution — charismatic Pentecostalism. This study evaluates the status of Pentecostalism empirically, in a micro-level exper...

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Main Author: McCauley, John F. 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2014]
In: Politics and religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 7, Issue: 4, Pages: 761-787
Further subjects:B Einflussgröße
B Religion
B Social network
B Citizen
B Governance
B Game theory
B Role
B Political institution
B Ethnicity
B State
B Political system
B Pentecostal churches
B Religious organization
B Loyalty
B Art informel
B Meaning
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