CRISIS OF DEMOCRACY, POLITICAL DISTRUST AND AFRO-PESSIMISM IN NIGERIA POLITICS; THE FOURTH REPUBLIC IN FOCUS by LAMBE EMMANUEL OYEWOLE

“…Poor governance and "bad" politics in African countries as the personalized nature of rule, the failure of the state to advance and protect human rights, the tendency of individuals to withdraw from politics, and the extreme centralization of power in the hands of few people are the basis of the crisis of politics. The crisis in democracy has therefore expounded distrust, pessimism and skeptical relationship between the political elite and the citizenry. …”
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Tweeting democracy: analyzing twitter's role in public participation during the Philippine election 2022 by Christine B. Tenorio, Yammie Palao Daud, Lalevie Casas Lubos

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Does Democracy Still Fall? A Bibliometric Analysis Two Decade 2004-2024 by Henky Fernando, Yuniar Galuh Larasati, Julia Magdalena Wuysang, Putri Rahmah Nur Hakim, Novita Cahyani

“…This study also recommends the importance of future studies to analyze the factors and implications of the failure of democracy in concept and practice on the welfare of the people in a country. …”
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HISTORICISING PARTY INTERNAL DEMOCRACY AND THE CHALLENGE OF DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC, 1999-2023 by ADESOTE SAMSON ADESOLA, AKANDE SUNDAY ADEKUNLE

“…This problem has resulted in making the citizens to become atrophied by cynicism and mistrust of government and people in government. The paper, therefore, argues that party internal democracy has constituted a major problem hindering democratic consolidation in Nigeria. …”
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IMPACTS OF INTERNAL PARTY DEMOCRACY ON PERFORMANCE OF ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS IN THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA by IBRAHIM NUAIMU DANBALA, CELESTINE OGECHUKWU OKAFOR

“…This paper argues that it is becoming worrisome that All Progressive Congress find it difficult to conduct free and fair primary elections and this has continued to increase internal party crisis and threatens the very survival of political party system and the relevance of practicing democracy in Nigeria. Findings reveal that the adoption of different modes of primary election by APC for selection of candidates in different states in Nigeria appears to be an attempt to subvert the will of the people. …”
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The Yugoslav National Front: Attempt(s) to unify the Yugointegralists extreme right 1935-1939 by Dragosavljević Vasilije

Subjects: “…yugoslav radical peasant democracy…”
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Call for Papers: How attractive are political parties and trade unions to young people? by IF and FRFG

“…The topic of the 2/2018 and 1/2019 double issue will be: “How attractive are political parties and trade unions to young people?” We welcome submissions to the issue 2/2018 and 1/2019 that illuminate the complex relationship between young people and political parties and trade unions. …”
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Effect of Education Investment on Citizen Democratic Satisfaction and Living Conditions in Africa: A National Survey for Uganda. by Sekiwu, Denis, Adyanga, Francis Akena, Romm, Norma RA

“…Education spending is essential for the advancement of society since it can capacitate people to participate in economic, social, and political life while propelling socio-economic development. …”
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The government of Hugo Chavez in the political system of modern Venezuela: achievements and failures by G. E. Ludena Lopez, N. A. Omelchenko

“…Based on the analysis of the political, economic and social background of the time of Chavez’s rule, the authors of the article make a reasonable conclusion about the complexity of the task of developing a certain general criterion for assessing the positive and negative sides of this rule. Liberal democracy, which forms the basis of the political thinking of Chavez’s critics on the right, places great importance on the system of checks and balances, which the Chavistas of the radical democracy model tend to ignore. …”
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De quelles indignations parle-t-on ? by Leïla Tazir

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ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN KADUNA STATE: THE IMPLICATION FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT by Abdullahi Umar, Abubakar Abdullahi Muhammad, Awwal Muhammad Shafiu, Abdulrahim Mahmud Dogara, Amina Lawal

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Democratic Practices and Local Government Elections in Nigeria: Demystifying the Emerging Issues by Timothy Onimisi

“…A periodic election, which is the core feature of democracy through which the people at the grassroots freely participate in the process of selection of their leaders and to ensure the legitimacy of the local government council, unfortunately, remains elusive in Nigeria. …”
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Les élections législatives en Côte d’Ivoire marquent-elles la sortie de crise ? by Christian Bouquet, Irène Kassi-Djodjo

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POLITICAL BEHAVIOR AND ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA: ANALYSIS OF THE 2011 AND 2015 GENERAL ELECTIONS by IBIRONKE B. DOMINION ADIGUN

“… A prosperous democracy is only possible when a free and fair election is achieved. …”
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PARTY POLITICS AND ELECTIONS IN KOGI STATE BETWEEN 1999 AND 2015: A CASE STUDY OF THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY by ADAVIZE EMMANUEL JATTO, SUBERU OCHI ABDULRAHMAN

“…This paper therefore tries to unravel the history, party politics and democracy in Kogi State especially in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, the nature and history of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), one of the dominant political parties in the state in the period under review. …”
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China’s Political Reforms in the Early 21^st Century by Nguyen Xuan Сuong

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Liminarités, fissures et réécritures : un événement à la frontière entre le nord du Portugal et la Galice by Paula Godinho

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Conditions spatiales de la démocratie participative. « Meetings » à Vosloorus (Ekurhuleni, Afrique du Sud) by Philippe Gervais-Lambony

“…Local participatory democracy meetings are supposed to enable citizens to formulate their demands and compile wish-lists of priorities on their own terms. …”
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Da doutrina do interesse bem compreendido n'A Democracia na América by Roberta K. Soromenho Nicolete

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