the central and sub-central levels remain the apostles of centralization on one hand and exponents of democracy as a model … it negatively affects the availability of dividends of democracy to the African citizen, is worrisome. In the meantime … framework of deliberative democracy is adopted in the study to engage African states to embrace local self-governance as a …

deepening democracy, empowering citizens, improving public services and boosting economic growth. But the evidence on when and …

thus supports the notion that there is a positive relationship between democracy and economic growth. …

to democracy in transnational settings in so far as both can be understood as reflexivity increasing instruments. The …

cooperation, equality, self-determination and democracy, exist and are taking shape in many parts of the world. These forms …