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journal of african elections vol11 number 1 transparent democratic governance in africa

Political Participation and Voter Turnout in Nigeria’s 2011 Elections

This article explores political participation as one of the most important indicators of the democratic quality of elections and a prime criterion for defining democratic citizenship. It places specific emphasis on voter turnout as the most important form of political participation, but also as an important indicator of the state of health of any democracy, […]

journal of african elections vol10 number 2 transparent democratic governance in africa

The 2011 Nigerian Elections: An Empirical Review

Nigeria held presidential and parliamentary elections in April 2011, the fourth since the return to democracy in 1999. While both domestic and international observers judged the elections to be free, fair and transparent it must be stated that there is more work to be done by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in order to […]