Problematic Democracy: Nigeria and Russia in a Comparative Context.
This article compares democracy in Nigeria and Russia. Although universal democracy is often associated with Western liberal values such as egalitarianism, secularism, equality and free markets, individual countries of the world has 'domesticated' democracy to 'suit' their values and local contents....
| Published in: | Journal of Pan African Studies Vol. 11; no. 5; pp. 82 - 103 |
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