Dissidence, Dictatorship, and Democracy

The Struggles of Malian Exiles in Africa and Beyond, 1968–91

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ID8980239
AuthorsJean-Philippe Dedieu (0000-0002-2313-623X, New York University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume61
Issue2
Pages241-261
Publication date2020-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of African History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-8537 • E-ISSN: 1469-5138
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0021853720000341
OpenAlexW3046012710
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited58

In contrast with the imperial period, historians have overlooked African exile politics during the subsequent decades of one-party and military rule. Focusing on the Malian case, this article proceeds in three parts. The first section explores the creation in Africa, in particular in Ivory Coast and Senegal, of clandestine opposition movements to Moussa Traoré's regime. The second section focuses on Europe, particularly France, where dissidents benefitted from an unparalleled openness of the political system compared to that seen in African countries. The final section investigates the influence of these networks spanning Africa and Europe on the formation of pro-democracy organizations in Mali and the final overthrow of the Traoré regime in 1991. Theorizing exile as a process which enabled activists to operate in abeyance despite repression – before being able to emerge more openly – refines our understanding of political transitions which were driven by the juncture of internal and external dynamics

Democracy · Dictatorship · Openness to experience · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political repression · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African Studies and Ethnography · African Studies and Geopolitics · Law · North African History and Literature

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