Political Tolerance, National Unity and Social Cohesion as a Tool for Democratic Consolidation in Sierra Leone
Abstract
Over the years, despite the positive gains made in terms of democratic
tools and good governance in Sierra Leone as indicated on the national emblem
(Peace, Unity and Justice), the country have been fraught with difficulties and
challenges. This is an academic paper presentation that gives a clear
understanding of the practical implication of Sierra Leone’s strides towards
political tolerance, national unity, Social cohesion and democratic good
governance as evidence based on the baseline study conducted by the National
Commission for Democracy, as well as underscoring the challenges,
recommendations and its policy implication for National security and
sustainable development in Sierra Leone. It is imperative to note that National
Security and Sustainable Growth and development highly depend on the
fundamentals of the three main indicators as aforesaid for democratic
consolidation in Sierra Leone. It’s worthy to note that Political tolerance
leads to National unity and National unity leads to Social Cohesion and
Democratic good governance.
Country : Sierra Leone
1 Dr. Allieu Badara Kabia2 Ibrahim Mansaray
Dean of Faculty of Social and Management Sciences & Senior Lecturer at the Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology, Makeni University College, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Social Work, Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology, Makeni University College, Sierra Leone, West Africa
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