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Power, legitimacy and ‘democratisation’ in Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2011

Michael G. Schatzberg
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Cet article explore la base culturelle de la légitimité politique en Afrique sous-Saharienne. II se poursuit en se concentrant sur le langage, les figures de rhétorique, et les métaphores que les africains utilisent pour communiquer leurs perceptions de la politique en général. Après avoir examiner la nature du pouvoir et refléter sur l'importance du langage politique, l'article présente quatre prémisses pour un modèle intitulé la matrice morale de la légitimite gouvernementale, prenant note de leurs relations avec la légitimité politique. En conclusion, il établit le rapport entre Fanalyse du pouvoir et de la légitimité et l'agitation politique actuelle à travers une grande partie de l'Afrique, se concentrant spécifiquement sur la question de la ‘démocratisation’.

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Africa , Volume 63 , Issue 4 , October 1993 , pp. 445 - 461
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Copyright © International African Institute 1993

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