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WP122: Anchoring the “D-Word” in Africa

Michael Bratton 1 Oct 2010 Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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Efforts to do comparative research on political attitudes have been complicated by varying understandings of “democracy.” The Afrobarometer is exploring new techniques to overcome this difficulty.

Michael Bratton

Michael is a co-founder and board member at Afrobarometer

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Organisation

Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana)

Michigan State University – Department of Political Science

l’IREEP, Abomey-Calavi, Bénin.

Language

English

Topics

Democracy, freedom, and citizen engagement

Keywords

Democracy

Countries

Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Cabo Verde Ghana Kenya Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone South Africa Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

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