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Measuring Democracy:. A Case Study of Senegal. By Liz Marcotte Political Science and International Affairs ‘11. Democracy in Senegal. * From 1960 to 2000 rated either Not Free or Partly Free. Research Question. What caused the failure of democratic consolidation in Senegal? Evidence
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Measuring Democracy: A Case Study of Senegal By Liz Marcotte Political Science and International Affairs ‘11
Democracy in Senegal * From 1960 to 2000 rated either Not Free or Partly Free
Research Question • What caused the failure of democratic consolidation in Senegal? • Evidence • “democratic” institutions • 2000: free and fair Presidential Election • Freedom House ratings
Conclusions Current widely accepted measurements of democracy are failing to measure actual democratic rule in Senegal • Why? • Measurements to Conceptions • Contending definitions? • Fareed Zakaria
Implications • For democracy • For governance in Senegal • democracy in the Middle East