Election observation in Nigeria and Madagascar: Diplomatic vs. technocratic bias

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 31, Issue 99, 2004, Pages 83-101

  Kohnert, Dirk ^a  

^a Institute of Asian Affairs   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIZATION; DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS; ELECTION; MONITORING; POLITICAL PROCESS;

AFRICA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 3042696934     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305624042000258432     Document Type: Article

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