From patronage to peacebuilding? Elite capture and governance from below in Sierra Leone

Journal Article From patronage to peacebuilding? Elite capture and governance from below in Sierra Leone Get access Melissa T. Labonte Melissa T. Labonte * *Melissa T. Labonte (labonte@fordham.edu) is assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, Fordham University, New York. Fieldwork conducted for this research was made possible through the generous support of Fordham University. I am grateful to the many individuals in Sierra Leone who consented to be interviewed for the project and to Jay Endaya, Olajumoke Osode, and Merv Chia for their invaluable assistance during my stay. I would also like to thank Tatiana Carayannis, Janie Leatherman, Peter Romaniuk, and Ana Siscar for their comments and insights on earlier drafts, and the anonymous reviewers and African Affairs editors for their instructive feedback. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 111, Issue 442, January 2012, Pages 90–115, https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adr073 Published: 16 December 2011