They Have Left Us in a Hole
Democratisation and Political Power in a West African Village
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 6139561 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Lars Rudebeck (Uppsala University, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2010 |
| Volumen | 31-32 |
| Número | 31-32 |
| Páginas | 65-104 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2010-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Bulletin de l’APAD (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1950-6929 • E-ISSN: 1950-6929 |
| Editorial | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/apad.4067 |
| OpenAlex | W34525893 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 3 |
A conceptual distinction is made between minimal and substantial democracy, where the latter concept aims to integrate constitutional minimalistically defined democracy with a notion of political equality in actual practice. In this perspective, 'substantial democratisation' and 'development' are linked to each other. The argument is illustrated through a diachronic case study of a village in Northern Guinea-Bissau. Minimal democratisation through national multi-party elections since the early 1990s has resulted neither in substantial democratization, nor in development in the village. Some limit to people's patience is indicated by the opening in 2006 of a primary school in the village, run by the parents to substitute for the public school which closed in 1989. The initiative can be seen as an emergency attempt at self-empowerment by a local community in dire need of development. Whether sustainable or not, it concretises the core issue of horizontal self-organisation from below
Argument (complex analysis · Democracy · Democratization · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Patience · Perspective (graphical · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African Studies and Ethnography · Law · Public Administration · Social Psychology
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
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| Altamente citado | No |