Police, Civility, and the Media: News Coverage and Policing in an Age of Democratic Turbulence
摘要
Democratic governance in the West Africa sub-region is sailing in a turbulent water. The expectation of citizens was a better self-government upon the attainment of independence after years of colonial rule. This hope became a mirage with the emergence of military rules which had contagious effects across West African states soon after independence (Galadima & Umar, 2017).