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Title: | Sierra Leone: beyond change & continuity |
Author: | Jalloh, Mohamed Juldeh |
Year: | 2008 |
Periodical: | Review of African Political Economy |
Volume: | 35 |
Issue: | 116 |
Pages: | 315-323 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Sierra Leone |
Subjects: | elections 2007 |
External link: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03056240802196955 |
Abstract: | The 2007 general elections in Sierra Leone marked a real test for the country's nascent democratic experiment since the installation of multiparty rule in 1996. This briefing seeks to examine the nature of the electoral process and its democratic gains but argues that such gains cannot be fully understood without taking into consideration certain structural factors that precipitated the elections. The briefing is divided into three parts. The first looks at the nature of the polls and its significance for democratic practices and elites renewal. The second part examines some of the socioeconomic and political factors that characterized the nature of the electoral process. This involves the huge development challenges facing Sierra Leone at the time of the elections, the enabling political environment and the role of the international community in the country's governance. The final section highlights some of the broader challenges involved to get the newly elected government to deliver on the expectations of the citizens. Bibliogr., notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract] |