Catherine Lena Kelly
Biographic Data
| ID | 679253 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine Lena Kelly |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine Lena |
| FAMILY NAME | Kelly |
| SIGNATURE | KELLY C L |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Defense University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5071-2677 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Why Senegal's Democracy Survived
On 2 April 2024, Senegal inaugurated President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, completing a turbulent presidential election cycle and passing a significant stress test of its democracy. The transition occurred after an attempt by the former president, Macky Sall, and the legislative majority to postpone the elections beyond the constitutional term limit. Ultimately, the independence of the judiciary and the persistent activities of civil society fostered …
Rule of law approaches to countering transnational organized crime in Africa
Comparative Perspectives on Linkages between Violent Extremism and Organized Crime in Africa
Complex linkages between violent extremist and organized criminal groups are a defining feature of contemporary African security. As comparisons across the Sahel-Sahara, Lake Chad Basin, and Horn of Africa attest, the interactions of these groups vary in terms of how intentional, proactive, and formal they are, and how much they develop on the organizational or individual level. These realities, which express themselves differently across context…
Party Proliferation and Political Contestation in Africa
Party Proliferation and Trajectories of Opposition
Sufi Turuq and the politics of democratization in Senegal
The Senegalese example is often used to suggest that Muslim-majority countries are capable of democratizing if the state is equidistant from all religions. Historically, Islam lacks a hegemonic status in Senegal’s legal order, and national politics exhibits the “twin tolerations,” the mutually respectful relationships between religious and governmental authorities that are necessary for democracy. These continuities cannot explain why Sufi orders…
The 2012 legislative election in Senegal
Senegal
Despite Senegal’s democratic reputation after the Senegalese Democratic Party unseated the Socialists in 2000, the regime actually remained competitive authoritarian under President Abdoulaye Wade (2000–12). In the March presidential election, Wade lost to Macky Sall, leader of the Alliance for the Republic (APR) party. Paradoxically, Wade’s repression and pursuit of a constitutionally questionable third term fostered developments that could even…
Senegal
Despite Senegal’s democratic reputation after the Senegalese Democratic Party unseated the Socialists in 2000, the regime actually remained competitive authoritarian under President Abdoulaye Wade (2000–12). In the March presidential election, Wade lost to Macky Sall, leader of the Alliance for the Republic (APR) party. Paradoxically, Wade’s repression and pursuit of a constitutionally questionable third term fostered developments that could even…
Party Proliferation and Trajectories of Opposition
Party Proliferation and Political Contestation in Africa
The 2012 legislative election in Senegal
Senegal
Despite Senegal’s democratic reputation after the Senegalese Democratic Party unseated the Socialists in 2000, the regime actually remained competitive authoritarian under President Abdoulaye Wade (2000–12). In the March presidential election, Wade lost to Macky Sall, leader of the Alliance for the Republic (APR) party. Paradoxically, Wade’s repression and pursuit of a constitutionally questionable third term fostered developments that could even…
The 2012 legislative election in Senegal
Sufi Turuq and the politics of democratization in Senegal
The Senegalese example is often used to suggest that Muslim-majority countries are capable of democratizing if the state is equidistant from all religions. Historically, Islam lacks a hegemonic status in Senegal’s legal order, and national politics exhibits the “twin tolerations,” the mutually respectful relationships between religious and governmental authorities that are necessary for democracy. These continuities cannot explain why Sufi orders…
Party Proliferation and Trajectories of Opposition
Party Proliferation and Political Contestation in Africa
Comparative Perspectives on Linkages between Violent Extremism and Organized Crime in Africa
Complex linkages between violent extremist and organized criminal groups are a defining feature of contemporary African security. As comparisons across the Sahel-Sahara, Lake Chad Basin, and Horn of Africa attest, the interactions of these groups vary in terms of how intentional, proactive, and formal they are, and how much they develop on the organizational or individual level. These realities, which express themselves differently across context…
Rule of law approaches to countering transnational organized crime in Africa
Why Senegal's Democracy Survived
On 2 April 2024, Senegal inaugurated President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, completing a turbulent presidential election cycle and passing a significant stress test of its democracy. The transition occurred after an attempt by the former president, Macky Sall, and the legislative majority to postpone the elections beyond the constitutional term limit. Ultimately, the independence of the judiciary and the persistent activities of civil society fostered …
African Studies and Geopolitics (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Political economy (6 works) · African Studies and Ethnography (4 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works)