Traditional Leaders, Democratic Institutions, and Ethnic Mobilization: Evidence from Somalia

• In Event: Democratic Consolidation

Brief Overview

We argue that an individual’s choice between traditional and democratic institutions is competing, not compatible. Using a Somali survey study, we find that citizens who trust traditional leadership are more prone to in-group/out-group thinking.

Authors

• Anup Phayal, University of North Carolina Wilmington

• Prabin B Khadka Mr, University of Essex