"Rethinking "Republican Paternalism
William Ponty in French West Africa, 1890-1915
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4154189 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth A Foster (0000-0003-0973-1507, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 356 |
| Pages | 211-233 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Outre-mers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1631-0438 • E-ISSN: 2275-4954 |
| Publisher | PERSEE Program (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3406/outre.2007.4294 |
| OpenAlex | W2024218285 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article revises the dominant view of William Ponty, Governor General of French West Africa from 1908 until 1915. Scholars have portrayed Ponty as a republican idealist who tried to implement a particularly republican vision of French governance in West Africa. In doing so, they have reproduced an image that Ponty carefully cultivated in order to advance his career. This piece demonstrates that Ponty was really a pragmatist, as well as a shrewd politician. His policies were not driven by ideology, but by practical considerations and a desire to reconcile a variety of French and African groups to French rule. This revision of Ponty's image suggests a broader re-evaluation ofthe role of republican ideology in French colonial endeavors
Colonialism · Epistemology · Governor · Ideology · Order (exchange · Paternalism · Political science · Politics · Pragmatism · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics · African history and culture studies · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · Law · North African History and Literature · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |