Understanding political participation in West Africa : the relationship between good governance and local citizen engagement
By: KRAWCZYK, Kelly Ann
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Contributor(s): CUSHMAN, Jennie Sweet-.
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ArticlePublisher: USA : International Institute of Administrative sciences, 2017International Review of Administrative Sciences 83, 1, p. 136-155Abstract: Strengthening citizen participation in West Africa is an increasingly important aspect of democratic development especially in mitigating setbacks arising from poor governance. This article uses Round 4 Afrobarometer data to explore what stimulates local-level participation by examining determinants against the backdrop of eight West African nations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal. Using a negative binomial regression model, our results are evaluated within the framework of good governance, and show that local context, specifically relative to citizens perceptions of and attitudes about the performance of local government, matters when it comes to local political participation
Strengthening citizen participation in West Africa is an increasingly important aspect of democratic development especially in mitigating setbacks arising from poor governance. This article uses Round 4 Afrobarometer data to explore what stimulates local-level participation by examining determinants against the backdrop of eight West African nations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal. Using a negative binomial regression model, our results are evaluated within the framework of good governance, and show that local context, specifically relative to citizens perceptions of and attitudes about the performance of local government, matters when it comes to local political participation
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