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Leila Demarest
Researcher at Leiden University
Publications - 23
Citations - 169
Leila Demarest is an academic researcher from Leiden University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Politics & News media. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 22 publications receiving 110 citations. Previous affiliations of Leila Demarest include Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
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Conceptualising and Measuring Social Cohesion in Africa: Towards a Perceptions-Based Index
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors introduce an innovative method to measure national-level social cohesion based on survey data from 19 African countries and distinguish three dimensions of social cohesion; i.e., the extent of perceived inequalities, the level of societal trust, and the strength of people's adherence to their national identity.
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Food Price Rises and Political Instability: Problematizing a Complex Relationship
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the recurring lack of precision in the use of concepts such as political instability and conflict and examine the often uncritical data gathering based on framing by media sources without a closer analysis of the events that took place on the ground.
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Nigeria’s Federal Character Commission (FCC): a critical appraisal
TL;DR: In this paper, the Federal Character Commission (FCC) has been criticised for its inability to address the issues of inequality and ethnic domination in Nigeria's civil service, including legal and administrative constraints, chronic underfunding, and political dependence.
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Staging a “Revolution”: The 2011–12 Electoral Protests in Senegal
TL;DR: In this article, a resource mobilization perspective on the 2011-12 electoral protests in Senegal based on social movement theory is presented, where the emphasis is placed on organizational efforts and the financial and human resources behind social movements.