Democracy in Senegal : Tocquevillian Analytics in Africa /

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...

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Main Author:	Gellar, Sheldon (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:	Political Science and International Relations. African History. African Politics. Comparative Politics. Democracy. Modern History. Political Science. Comparative government. History, Modern. Political science. Africa > History. Africa > Politics and government. Electronic books.
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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (256 pages)
ISBN:	9781403982162
DOI:	10.1057/9781403982162