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Riccardo Pelizzo

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Modernization Theory Revisited: Democracy and Traditional Beliefs in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Modernization theory posits that socio‐economic development fosters value change, increasing popular demand for democracy and improving democratic quality. This article revisits this claim by examining whether traditional beliefs undermine democratic attitudes and democratic outcomes in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Using surv...

Riccardo Pelizzo, Nygmetzhan Kuzenbayev · 0 citations

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