EP14 - Professor Cynthia Barrow-Giles, University of West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados

Once the lush tropical islands of the Caribbean were a playground for pirates and a hub for the slave trade, but these are days bygone. Since their independence Caribbean nations have been active in embracing democracy. Professor Cynthia Barrow-Giles from the University of West Indies, Cave Hill campus joins us from the island of Barbados to discuss the state of democracy in the Caribbean. Apart from her scholarly work, the professor has participated in a number of Election Monitoring and Expert Groups in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. She also served as a member of the St. Lucia Constitution Reform Commission from 2005 until 2011.