Annonces de parution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8129840 |
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| Authors | Bonaventure Mvé Ondo (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 280 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 279-280 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-19 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Afrique contemporaine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0478 • E-ISSN: 1782-138X |
| Publisher | CAIRN.INFO (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3917/afco1.280.0279 |
| OpenAlex | W7124832512 |
| Language | EN |
The recent presidential elections in Gabon, Cameroon, and Côte d’Ivoire have once again revealed the structural crisis of postcolonial constitutional regimes. Indeed, beneath the veneer of pluralism and universal suffrage, these systems seem to perpetuate a form of symbolic and administrative domination that undermines political trust and strips democracy of its emancipatory content. The analysis shows that constitutions, far from being instruments for limiting power, often serve as distorting mirrors that legitimize power-grabbing regimes. Using a critical approach that combines constitutional law, political anthropology, and philosophy, this article seeks to rethink democracy based on contemporary African realities—marked by overlapping identities and loyalties, long historical memory, and consensus-based cultural practices
Democracy · Liberal democracy · Limiting · Pluralism (philosophy · Political crisis · Politics · Presidential system · Representative democracy · Contemporary art, education, critique · Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies · Historical and Political Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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