Democracy as a limiting factor for politicised cultural populism in Malawi;Demokratie und politisierter kulturpopulismus in Malawi

Africa Spectrum

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-94

  Chirambo, Reuben Makayiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Democracy; Dictatorship; Malawi; Political culture; Populism

Indexed keywords

EID: 73649142052     PISSN: 00020397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000203970904400204     Document Type: Article

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