Victor T Le Vine
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 75088 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Victor T Le Vine |
| PRENOMES | Victor T |
| SOBRENOME | Le Vine |
| ASSINATURA | LE VINE V T |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Washington University in St. Louis |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 31 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 42 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 31 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1967 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2019 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
The Arab-African Connection
Between June 1967 and the end of 1973, most independent Black African states abandoned their neutral position in the Middle East conflict, cut their ties with Israel, and gave full support to the political aims of the Arab states. Since the beginning of 1974, however, and despite attempts by the Arabs to shield their new allies from the adverse effects of the 1973-74 world oil and economic crises, the alliance has begun to fragment as the African…
Arab-African Connection
Merle Kling
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Nation‐building and informal politics
Among the problems that confront nation‐builders in new states is dealing with their country's informal sector and its politics, manifest not only in the informal economy of markets and hidden transactions, but also its traditional authority systems, networks of patronage, bonds of ethnic and other parochial identities, and illicit activities, including corruption and criminal organisations. Some of these aspects of the informal sector have survi…
Commentary on “Framing Reparations Claims
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Politics in Francophone Africa
Introduction. Contexts. The Human and Geographical Contexts of Politics. The Colonial Context. Political Life and Institutions, 1944 1960. Society and Politics. Political Cultures. Ideology and Political Style: The Uneasy Marriage of Thought and Action. Ethnicity, Religion, and National Politics. Structures, Processes, and Power. Experiments in Power, 1958 2003. Redemocratization. Rulers and Leaders. In the Shadow of the State: The Domain of Nonf…
Politics in Francophone Africa
Violence and the paradox of democratic renewal
Jefferson's famous dictum that the ‘tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants’ is examined using a counterfactual argument and empirical and normative analysis. If Jefferson is right and there is an inescapable connection between democracy and violence, his dictum must contain a paradox since democracy in the first instance also predicates the creation and maintenance of institutional mechanisms fo…
The African State at a Critical Juncture between Disintegration and Reconfiguration
African State and Society in the 1990s
Conceptualizing “Ethnicity” and “ethnic conflict”
On the victims of terrorism and their innocence
Contrary to common usage, neither ‘victims’ nor their ‘innocence’ are necessary to the definition of the term ‘terrorism’. Though the primary targets ‐ as distinguished from audiences ‐ of most terrorist actions are people, and if the aim of the terrorists is to sow unreasoning fear, then symbolically important non‐human targets such as unmanned power sources, unoccupied government buildings and the like may serve the same purpose. Moreover, give…
The Fall and Rise of Constitutionalism in West Africa
THE conventional wisdom has it that European/Western constitutional forms cannot be expected to take root in African political soil, much less grow and flourish, since they are based on essentially alien predicates and principles. That is why, it is further claimed, practically all the so-called ‘independence’ constitutions were quickly annulled, abrogated, or simply put aside by the generation of ‘founding fathers’ and/or their immediate success…
Does a coercive official response deter terrorism? The case of the PLO
We here revisit the recurrent question whether vigorous official anti‐terrorism measures ‐ ‘coercive response’ ‐ have a measurable deterrent effect on the incidence of terrorism. By using several regression models to overcome serious problems of event‐measurement and time‐series analysis, we analyzed over 600 incidents of ‘overseas’ (outside of Israel) PLO‐directed or PLO‐sponsored terrorism and the official responses to them during the 1968–86 p…
Le soldat africain et le politique
Autopsy on a Régime
This short article was written in June 1972 as an attempt to provide an eye-witness account of the Busia Government and its difficulties, and is published now as a contribution to the continuing discussion about the reasons for that régime's collapse. Professor Le Vine was Head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Ghana, Legon, during 1969-71, and is the author of Political Corruption, the Ghana Case (Stanford, 1975), a stu…
The Arab-African Connection
Afro-Arab Fraternity
African Patrimonial Régimes in Comparative Perspective
In1968, Guenther Roth perceptively argued the utility of using the concept of patrimonialism to analyse rulership in developing states.1Roth described two principal types: 'the historical survival of traditionalist regimes', of which he saw Ethiopia as the foremost example; and the 'personal rulership on the basis of loyalties that do not require any belief in the ruler's unique personal qualifications, but are inextricably linked to material inc…
The Crisis of Political Conscience in Ghana
Ghanaians not only have good reason to be extremely cynical about politics and politicians in their country, but also to keep considerable distance from the current debate about the proposals for a civilianized “Union Government” that would follow the retirement of the country's military government. Ghanaians have seen enough political upheaval in 20 years to make them extremely suspicious of what may in fact turn out to be yet another purely sym…
Politics in a "Non-Political" System
It hardly came as a surprise that Ghana's Supreme Military Council obtained, or at least claimed that it had received, the result it wanted at the 30 March 1978 referendum: endorsement of its proposal for Union Government (see Appendix B). In Ghana's unpredictable political climate, the SMC had spared no effort to make the outcome of the referendum as predictable as possible. The July 1977 decision to call a national referendum was the result of …
Changing Leadership Styles and Political Images
In this short article I suggest that the current styles of most African leaders relate to a number of significant changes in the political environment as regards (i) their rôles and the structures within which they are imbedded, (ii) their audiences/followerships and expectations, and (iii) the salience and valence of important symbols. My analysis will also involve making comparisons between political styles adopted before and after independence…
Political Corruption
The Politics of Congo-Brazzaville
The Cameroon Federal Republic
VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee , Seite 497 - 499
African Patrimonial Régimes in Comparative Perspective
In1968, Guenther Roth perceptively argued the utility of using the concept of patrimonialism to analyse rulership in developing states.1Roth described two principal types: 'the historical survival of traditionalist regimes', of which he saw Ethiopia as the foremost example; and the 'personal rulership on the basis of loyalties that do not require any belief in the ruler's unique personal qualifications, but are inextricably linked to material inc…
Conceptualizing “Ethnicity” and “ethnic conflict”
Politics in a "Non-Political" System
It hardly came as a surprise that Ghana's Supreme Military Council obtained, or at least claimed that it had received, the result it wanted at the 30 March 1978 referendum: endorsement of its proposal for Union Government (see Appendix B). In Ghana's unpredictable political climate, the SMC had spared no effort to make the outcome of the referendum as predictable as possible. The July 1977 decision to call a national referendum was the result of …
Political Elite Recruitment and Political Structure in French-Speaking Africa
Le Vine Victor T. Political Elite Recruitment and Political Structure in French-Speaking Africa. In: Cahiers d'études africaines, vol. 8, n°31, 1968. pp. 369-389
The Arab-African Connection
Between June 1967 and the end of 1973, most independent Black African states abandoned their neutral position in the Middle East conflict, cut their ties with Israel, and gave full support to the political aims of the Arab states. Since the beginning of 1974, however, and despite attempts by the Arabs to shield their new allies from the adverse effects of the 1973-74 world oil and economic crises, the alliance has begun to fragment as the African…
The Fall and Rise of Constitutionalism in West Africa
THE conventional wisdom has it that European/Western constitutional forms cannot be expected to take root in African political soil, much less grow and flourish, since they are based on essentially alien predicates and principles. That is why, it is further claimed, practically all the so-called ‘independence’ constitutions were quickly annulled, abrogated, or simply put aside by the generation of ‘founding fathers’ and/or their immediate success…
On the victims of terrorism and their innocence
Contrary to common usage, neither ‘victims’ nor their ‘innocence’ are necessary to the definition of the term ‘terrorism’. Though the primary targets ‐ as distinguished from audiences ‐ of most terrorist actions are people, and if the aim of the terrorists is to sow unreasoning fear, then symbolically important non‐human targets such as unmanned power sources, unoccupied government buildings and the like may serve the same purpose. Moreover, give…
Violence and the paradox of democratic renewal
Jefferson's famous dictum that the ‘tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants’ is examined using a counterfactual argument and empirical and normative analysis. If Jefferson is right and there is an inescapable connection between democracy and violence, his dictum must contain a paradox since democracy in the first instance also predicates the creation and maintenance of institutional mechanisms fo…
Does a coercive official response deter terrorism? The case of the PLO
We here revisit the recurrent question whether vigorous official anti‐terrorism measures ‐ ‘coercive response’ ‐ have a measurable deterrent effect on the incidence of terrorism. By using several regression models to overcome serious problems of event‐measurement and time‐series analysis, we analyzed over 600 incidents of ‘overseas’ (outside of Israel) PLO‐directed or PLO‐sponsored terrorism and the official responses to them during the 1968–86 p…
Autopsy on a Régime
This short article was written in June 1972 as an attempt to provide an eye-witness account of the Busia Government and its difficulties, and is published now as a contribution to the continuing discussion about the reasons for that régime's collapse. Professor Le Vine was Head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Ghana, Legon, during 1969-71, and is the author of Political Corruption, the Ghana Case (Stanford, 1975), a stu…
The Crisis of Political Conscience in Ghana
Ghanaians not only have good reason to be extremely cynical about politics and politicians in their country, but also to keep considerable distance from the current debate about the proposals for a civilianized “Union Government” that would follow the retirement of the country's military government. Ghanaians have seen enough political upheaval in 20 years to make them extremely suspicious of what may in fact turn out to be yet another purely sym…
Soviet Policy in West Africa
Independent africa in trouble
Political Elite Recruitment and Political Structure in French-Speaking Africa
Le Vine Victor T. Political Elite Recruitment and Political Structure in French-Speaking Africa. In: Cahiers d'études africaines, vol. 8, n°31, 1968. pp. 369-389
Reference Books
The Cameroon Federal Republic
Soviet Policy in West Africa
The Cameroon Federal Republic
VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee , Seite 497 - 499
The Cameroon Federal Republic
The Politics of Congo-Brazzaville
Political Corruption
Changing Leadership Styles and Political Images
In this short article I suggest that the current styles of most African leaders relate to a number of significant changes in the political environment as regards (i) their rôles and the structures within which they are imbedded, (ii) their audiences/followerships and expectations, and (iii) the salience and valence of important symbols. My analysis will also involve making comparisons between political styles adopted before and after independence…
The Crisis of Political Conscience in Ghana
Ghanaians not only have good reason to be extremely cynical about politics and politicians in their country, but also to keep considerable distance from the current debate about the proposals for a civilianized “Union Government” that would follow the retirement of the country's military government. Ghanaians have seen enough political upheaval in 20 years to make them extremely suspicious of what may in fact turn out to be yet another purely sym…
Politics in a "Non-Political" System
It hardly came as a surprise that Ghana's Supreme Military Council obtained, or at least claimed that it had received, the result it wanted at the 30 March 1978 referendum: endorsement of its proposal for Union Government (see Appendix B). In Ghana's unpredictable political climate, the SMC had spared no effort to make the outcome of the referendum as predictable as possible. The July 1977 decision to call a national referendum was the result of …
Afro-Arab Fraternity
African Patrimonial Régimes in Comparative Perspective
In1968, Guenther Roth perceptively argued the utility of using the concept of patrimonialism to analyse rulership in developing states.1Roth described two principal types: 'the historical survival of traditionalist regimes', of which he saw Ethiopia as the foremost example; and the 'personal rulership on the basis of loyalties that do not require any belief in the ruler's unique personal qualifications, but are inextricably linked to material inc…
The Arab-African Connection
Autopsy on a Régime
This short article was written in June 1972 as an attempt to provide an eye-witness account of the Busia Government and its difficulties, and is published now as a contribution to the continuing discussion about the reasons for that régime's collapse. Professor Le Vine was Head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Ghana, Legon, during 1969-71, and is the author of Political Corruption, the Ghana Case (Stanford, 1975), a stu…
Le soldat africain et le politique
Does a coercive official response deter terrorism? The case of the PLO
We here revisit the recurrent question whether vigorous official anti‐terrorism measures ‐ ‘coercive response’ ‐ have a measurable deterrent effect on the incidence of terrorism. By using several regression models to overcome serious problems of event‐measurement and time‐series analysis, we analyzed over 600 incidents of ‘overseas’ (outside of Israel) PLO‐directed or PLO‐sponsored terrorism and the official responses to them during the 1968–86 p…
Conceptualizing “Ethnicity” and “ethnic conflict”
On the victims of terrorism and their innocence
Contrary to common usage, neither ‘victims’ nor their ‘innocence’ are necessary to the definition of the term ‘terrorism’. Though the primary targets ‐ as distinguished from audiences ‐ of most terrorist actions are people, and if the aim of the terrorists is to sow unreasoning fear, then symbolically important non‐human targets such as unmanned power sources, unoccupied government buildings and the like may serve the same purpose. Moreover, give…
The Fall and Rise of Constitutionalism in West Africa
THE conventional wisdom has it that European/Western constitutional forms cannot be expected to take root in African political soil, much less grow and flourish, since they are based on essentially alien predicates and principles. That is why, it is further claimed, practically all the so-called ‘independence’ constitutions were quickly annulled, abrogated, or simply put aside by the generation of ‘founding fathers’ and/or their immediate success…
The African State at a Critical Juncture between Disintegration and Reconfiguration
African State and Society in the 1990s
Violence and the paradox of democratic renewal
Jefferson's famous dictum that the ‘tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants’ is examined using a counterfactual argument and empirical and normative analysis. If Jefferson is right and there is an inescapable connection between democracy and violence, his dictum must contain a paradox since democracy in the first instance also predicates the creation and maintenance of institutional mechanisms fo…
Politics in Francophone Africa
Introduction. Contexts. The Human and Geographical Contexts of Politics. The Colonial Context. Political Life and Institutions, 1944 1960. Society and Politics. Political Cultures. Ideology and Political Style: The Uneasy Marriage of Thought and Action. Ethnicity, Religion, and National Politics. Structures, Processes, and Power. Experiments in Power, 1958 2003. Redemocratization. Rulers and Leaders. In the Shadow of the State: The Domain of Nonf…
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