African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 403

Full Length Research Paper

Ethnocentrism: Significance and effects on Kenyan society

Margaret Wanjiru Njoroge
  • Margaret Wanjiru Njoroge
  • Pan African Christian University, Nairobi, Kenya
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Gabriel Njoroge Kirori
  • Gabriel Njoroge Kirori
  • Faculty of Commerce, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
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  •  Received: 12 March 2013
  •  Accepted: 19 August 2014
  •  Published: 31 December 2014

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