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Namibia’s Troubling Drift Toward Democratic Erosion

by Karlton (KJ) Johnson | Dec 16, 2025 | Georgia State University Perimeter College

Namibia’s 2024 general election marks a significant moment of democratic backsliding, not through overt electoral manipulation, but through systemic administrative failures and executive efforts to weaken judicial checks, which are both early indicators of competitive...
Can the opposition parties in Namibia overcome the political dominance of the SWAPO party? by Katrina Ramkissoon

Can the opposition parties in Namibia overcome the political dominance of the SWAPO party? by Katrina Ramkissoon

by Katrina Ramkissoon | Mar 11, 2019 | Suffolk University

Can a country who has only had democracy for less than three decades already begin facing democratic backsliding? Unfortunately, yes. This is the case for the African country Namibia which just became a semi presidential representative democracy in 1990.  Namibia...
The Threat of Surveillance Technology on Democracy in Namibia by Cierra Carafice @ The Ohio State University

The Threat of Surveillance Technology on Democracy in Namibia by Cierra Carafice @ The Ohio State University

by Cierra Carafice | Mar 23, 2018 | Ohio State University

Watch out Namibia, or Big Brother may be watching you. While Namibia has been steadily moving towards a completely free democratic state, new surveillance technologies and a history of corruption threaten to bring about democratic erosion and produce a stealth...

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