This paper critically examines Cameroon’s democratization trajectory since the early 1990s through the analytical lens of Democratic Peace Theory (DPT). While DPT posits that democracies foster peace through norms of negotiation, accountability, and institutional constraints, Cameroon’s experience reveals a stark diver...
West Africa has recently faced intense democratic turbulence, marked by successive coups in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Niger between 2020 and 2023, alongside an attempted coup in Benin in 2025. These reversals highlight the fragility of regional democratic institutions. Yet Ghana stands out as a resilient excep...
Providing a comprehensive analysis of coups, this open access book explores why coups in post-independence Africa persist despite decades of progress towards democratization and stability. Arguing that there is a decline of democratic institutions and the rule of law in many African countries have created a ripple eff...
This paper examines decentralization as a socio-political experiment in state restructuring and grassroots governance during Nepal’s post-1990 democratic transition. It focuses on the implementation of decentralization, particularly through the Local Self-Governance Act 1999, and analyzes how it reshaped local power re...
This paper explores the role of social movements in political agendas, policy reforms, and democratization in post-independent India. Constituting an interface between political sociology and constitutional law, this study attempts to address the paradox of democratic deepening through expanding avenues for intersectio...
This article analyzes the governance crisis in Guinea-Bissau resulting from the internal conflict within the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) between 2014 and 2019. The study seeks to understand the representativeness of political parties and groups in the successive governments forme...
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