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General Issues
Governance & Political Institutions
Specific Topics
Citizenship & Role of Citizens
Bureaucracy
Location
Liberia
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The Effects of Participatory Processes for Selecting Leaders: Evidence from Changes to Traditional Institutions in Liberia
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CASE

Participatory Processes and Selecting Leaders: Changes to Traditional Institutions in Liberia

March 3, 2021 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
August 5, 2020 kieran.way
General Issues
Governance & Political Institutions
Specific Topics
Citizenship & Role of Citizens
Bureaucracy
Location
Liberia
Links
The Effects of Participatory Processes for Selecting Leaders: Evidence from Changes to Traditional Institutions in Liberia
Start Date
End Date
Ongoing
Yes

The participatory selection of chiefs in post-civil war Liberia (rather than top down appointment or ascendance through hereditary rule) enhanced community consultation and participation, but also limited individual contributions to the public good.

Problems and Purpose

Background History and Context

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Participant Recruitment and Selection

Methods and Tools Used

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

Analysis and Lessons Learned

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