Democratic Backsliding in Africa: Lessons from Canada’s Public Service

• In Event: State Capacity and Government Performance

Brief Overview

The slide to military rule in Mali, Sudan, Chad, Guinea, Burkina-Faso, and Niger as well as the unsuccessful attack on Capitol Hill in the United States of America shows that given the right conditions, any society can turn against democracy.

Author

• Babatunde Abdul Lateef Abioro, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria