The impact of political liberalisation and democratisation on ethnic conflict in Africa: An empirical test of common assumptions

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-39

  Smith, Zeric Kay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIZATION; ETHNIC CONFLICT; LIBERALIZATION;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034011637     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X99003237     Document Type: Article

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