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A democracy of chameleons
Malawi is experiencing a crisis over the legitimacy of the democratic state itself.
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Sam Farrell is a PhD student in Social Anthropology at Cambridge University, investigating electoral politics in a rural constituency in Malawi.
Malawi is experiencing a crisis over the legitimacy of the democratic state itself.