| ID | 188936 |
| Title Proper | Political Stability in Africa |
| Other Title Information | a Cross-National Analysis |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Tiruneh, Gizachew |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The main objective of this paper is to test the influence of Africa’s founding fathers and the impact of British colonial legacy on the political stability of Africa. We relied on a sample of 50 African countries and employed cross-sectional research designs, which covered two separate periods (1960–1989 and 1990–2018). Using logistic regression and OLS estimators and controlling for French colonial legacy, economic development, regime type, ethnic heterogeneity, and ethnic polarization, we found that the founding fathers were conducive to Africa’s political stability between 1960 and 2018. We also found that British colonial legacy had some impact on former British colonies’ stability between 1960 and 2018. In addition, GDP per capita had a significant impact on Africa’s political stability over the two periods. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 57, No.7; Nov 2022: p.1376-1400 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies 2022-09 57, 7 |
| Key Words | Political Stability ; Political Stability in Africa ; Founding Fathers of Africa ; British Colonial Legacy in Africa ; British Colonial Legacy ; Regime Type In Africa |