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Democratic struggle, institutional reform, and state resilience in the African Sahel / edited by Leonardo A. Villalón and Abdourahmane Idrissa.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democratization--Sahel.
- Democratization.
- Sahel--Politics and government.
- Sahel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (231 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2020]
- Summary:
- "This book examines how the struggles for democracy over the past quarter century have affected the resilience of states in the region of the West African Sahel. Distinguished scholar-practitioners from the region provide detailed insights into these processes in Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The Politics of Democratization and State Building in the Sahel / Leonardo A. Villalón
- Controlled Democratization, Institutional Reforms, and Political (In)Stability in Mauritania / Zekeria Ould Ahmed Salem
- Constitutional Revisions, Democracy, and the State in Senegal / Ismaïla Madior Fall
- Stress-testing Democratic Reforms in Mali: The Political Elite and the Breakdown of the State / Moumouni Soumano
- Democratic Struggle and State Building in Burkina Faso: Between Manipulation and Resilience of Institutions / Augustin Loada
- The Nigerien Paradox: Institutional Consolidation through Political Instability / Mahaman Tidjani Alou
- Reforming for Stability or Reforming the Instability? Legacies of War, Democratic Struggle, and Institutional Change in Chad / Lucien Toulou
- The Dialectics of Democratization and Stability in the Sahel / Rahmane Idrissa.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4985-7000-3
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