Democracy in Senegal : Tocquevillian analytics in Africa
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Democracy in Senegal : Tocquevillian analytics in Africa
Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityアフリカ専攻
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Library, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization図
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-216) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Providing an in-depth comparative study of democracy formation, Gellar traces Senegal's movement from a pre-colonial aristocratic order towards a modern democratic political order. Inspired by Tocqueville's methodology, he identifies social equality, ethnic and religious tolerance, popular participation in local affairs, and freedom of association and the press as vital components of any democratic system. He shows how centralized state structures and monopoly of political power stifled local initiative and perpetuated neo-patrimonial modes of governance.
Table of Contents
Tocqueville in Africa Point of Departure The Old Order and Colonialism Centralization and Democratic Despotism Local Liberties Political Parties, Associations, and the Press The Art of Association Spirit of Religion Language Equality Democracy in Senegal The Future of Democracy in Africa
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