Benin
Political metamorphoses (on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of independence)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21527340 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tatiana Denisova (National Research University Higher School of Economics, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 38 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asia and Africa today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0321-5075 • E-ISSN: 2782-2389 |
| Publisher | The Russian Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.31857/s032150750012797-8 |
| OpenAlex | W3182931516 |
| Language | EN |
The Republic of Benin, which at the time was called Dahomey, gained independence on 1 August 1960. Over its 60-year history, the country has experienced several military coups and non-violent regime changes, the turbulent first post-colonial years, and the periods of “socialist orientation” and “democratization”. However, despite frequent political transformations, for decades Benin has remained an “island of stability” in West Africa, where most states over the same time have routinely underwent wars or military-political conflicts
Colonialism · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Economic history · Economics · Geography · Political economy · Political instability · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African Studies and Ethnography · Agriculture and Rural Development Research · History · Law · Social Policies and Family
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |