Sieges and Scapegoats
The Politics of Pluralism in Ghana and Togo
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4252754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Brown (0000-0003-0275-8723, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 431-460 |
| Publication date | 1983-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022278x00023508 |
| OpenAlex | W1606306212 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 4 |
It has become something of a truism to assert that most African states are characterised by a high degree of social pluralism, a low level of national integration, and marked inequalities in the distribution of resources between regional and ethnic communities. In these circumstances, communal cleavages tend to be viewed as potential sources of tension and thus as threats to the stability of central administration. It is generally assumed that governments will, therefore, pursue policies designed to inhibit the political salience of the cleavages
Development economics · Economics · Ethnic group · Inequality · Pluralism (philosophy) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Religious pluralism · Salience (neuroscience) · Sociology · Agriculture and Rural Development Research · French Urban and Social Studies · Law
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1984 - 2019 (36) |
| Highly cited | No |