Forms of states, governance, and regimes: Reconceptualizing the prospects for democratic consolidation in Africa

International Political Science Review

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 173-199

  Lindberg, Staffan I ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

African sovereignty; Forms of states; Transitions of regimes; Types of governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035314833     PISSN: 01925121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192512101222003     Document Type: Article

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