On the limits of liberal peace: Chiefs and democratic decentralization in post-war Sierra Leone

African Affairs

Volumn 105, Issue 418, 2006, Pages 27-49

  Fanthorpe, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; DEMOCRACY; PEACE PROCESS; POST-WAR;

AFRICA; SIERRA LEONE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 31444449601     PISSN: 00019909     EISSN: 14682621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/afraf/adi091     Document Type: Article

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