Several risk factors threaten West African democracy, with many expressing concerns about the decline in democratic governance quality.
Therefore, there is a need to interrogate the situation, identify the causal factors and triggers, and determine measures to counter these threats and potential issues.
This necessitated the project proposal by Dr. John Osae-Kwapong, a Democracy and Development Fellow at the Ghana Center for Democracy and Development. “The Democracy Project” sought to inquire into the declining democracy in the sub-region.
With funding from the West Africa Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS) DEMOS-Fund, Dr. Osae-Kwapong undertook this exercise and scaled up the research to cover the sub-region.
In May of this year, “The Democracy Project,” led by John Osae-Kwapong, published the results and recommendations from their investigation of democratic government in the sub-region.
Visit www.thedempro.org for more information on the project.
