Auteur: Mathurin C. Houngnikpo

This edited volume focuses on the democratic performance of regimes in some of the least populous countries on the African continent. Using a framework developed by Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way, eac …

Benin is now perceived of as a model of democracy in Africa because it has successfully established a democratic political system based on consensus and regular and fair elections, and it continues t …

The relationship between civil society and the armed forces is an essential part of any polity, democratic or otherwise, because a military force is after all a universal feature of social systems. D …

The relationship between civil society and the armed forces is an essential part of any polity, democratic or otherwise, because a military force is after all a universal feature of social systems. D …

The debates over what African economic integration and development actually entails continue across international economic organizations, national governments and NGOs. Despite the glare of media att …

The debates over what African economic integration and development actually entails continue across international economic organizations, national governments and NGOs. Despite the glare of media att …

Benin is now perceived of as a model of democracy in Africa because it has successfully established a democratic political system based on consensus and regular and fair elections, and it continues t …