Surveying West Africa's political instability - several states face controversial elections : West Africa - issue in focus
Conway Waddington
Abstract
Conway Waddington
Abstract
Elections could trigger social unrest or more severe instability in several West African states due to go to the polls in 2015. While a range of factors make these sets of elections potentially dangerous from a security and stability standpoint, they are also vitally needed to maintain democratic credibility.
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Elections could trigger social unrest or more severe instability in several West African states due to go to the polls in 2015. While a range of factors make these sets of elections potentially dangerous from a security and stability standpoint, they are also vitally needed to maintain democratic credibility.
Key concepts: Credibility, Unrest, Political instability, Social unrest, Politics, Democracy, Political stability, Face (sociological concept)