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Democracy in Senegal : Tocquevillian Analytics in Africa / by S. Gellar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gellar, Sheldon.
- Series:
- Political evolution and institutional change.
- Political evolution and institutional change
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Africa--Politics and government.
- Africa.
- Comparative government.
- Africa--History.
- Political science.
- History, Modern.
- African Politics.
- Comparative Politics.
- African History.
- Political Science.
- Modern History.
- Local Subjects:
- African Politics.
- Comparative Politics.
- African History.
- Political Science.
- Modern History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2005.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Providing an in-depth comparative study of democracy formation, Gellar traces Senegal's movement from a pre-colonial aristocratic order towards a modern democratic political order. Inspired by Tocqueville's methodology, he identifies social equality, ethnic and religious tolerance, popular participation in local affairs, and freedom of association and the press as vital components of any democratic system. He shows how centralized state structures and monopoly of political power stifled local initiative and perpetuated neo-patrimonial modes of governance.
- Notes:
- "Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University."
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-216) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611365523
- 9781349531929
- 1349531928
- 9781281365521
- 1281365521
- 9781403982162
- 1403982163
- OCLC:
- 560538083
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