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Journal of Contemporary African Studies Volume 27, 2009 - Issue 3: Kenya's Uncertain Democracy: The Electoral Crisis of 2008
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Introduction: Kenya – A democracy in retreat?

Peter Kagwanja President and Chief Executive of the Africa Policy Institute and Research Associate at the University of Pretoria, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Roger Southall Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Pages 259-277 | Published online: 09 Oct 2009

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