Sierra Leone
A Vote for Better Governance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6288595 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Wyrod (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 70-83 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2008.0012 |
| OpenAlex | W2081751180 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 3 |
Sierra Leone recently emerged from a decade of brutal civil war. In 2007, five years after the end of the conflict, Sierra Leone held its most open and fair political contest to date, resulting in a rare ruling party upset. Dissatisfaction with the party’s peacetime management explains the defeat suffered by the SLPP, which made scant progress in addressing corruption, mismanagement, and marginalization. While the vote gives hope that Sierra Leone and similar postconflict countries can regain their democratic footing, the new leadership must address the country’s endemic problems or risk renewed conflict
CONTEST · Corporate governance · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Language change · Peacetime · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sierra leone · Sociology · African Studies and Geopolitics · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Development and Aid · Law · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2020 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |