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Title:Liberalism and its discontents: social movements in West Africa
Editor:Sylla, Ndongo SambaISNI
Year:2014
Pages:488
Language:English
City of publisher:Senegal
Publisher:Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
ISBN:1499324758; 9781499324754
Geographic term:West Africa
Subjects:political conditions
State-society relationship
civil society
democracy
democratization
liberalism
social change
Abstract:This collective volume explores contemporary political realities in Africa through a 'social movement' lens. Detailing the nuances of social movement politics in twelve West African countries during the 2010-2013 period, the contributions present a chronicle of the socio-political struggles that have taken place in the region. The authors address questions such as: What forms do West African social movements take and what has been their political impact? Did they give rise to new ways of expression and democratic participation? Are they a response to the 'representative democracy crisis'? The numerous popular uprisings and protests in the region seem to be triggered by discontent vis-à-vis liberalism in its political and economic dimensions. In spite of their ambiguities and limitations, these struggles currently seek to remove a double disconnect: that between citizens and the 'representatives' and that between the economy and society, between what capital wants and what the people aspire to. The volume is divided into three parts: 1) The failed promise of liberalism; 2) Social movements and the quest for autonomy; 3) The ambiguities of civil society. Contributing authors: Ndongo Samba Sylla (Introduction); Ibrahim Abdullah (on Sierra Leone); Souley Adji (on Niger); Kojo Opoku Aidoo (on Ghana); Francis Akindès, Moussa Fofana and Severin Yao Kouamé (on Côte d'Ivoire); Alpha Amadou Bano Barry (on Guinea); Fernando Leonardo Cardoso and Fodé Mane (on Guinea-Bissau); Lila Chouli (on Burkina Faso); Modou Diome (on Senegal); Cláudio Alves Furtado (on Cabo Verde); George Klay Kieh Jr (on Liberia); Claus-Dieter König (on West-Africa); Issa N'Diaye (on Mali); Zekeria Ould Ahmed Salem (on Mauritania). [ASC Leiden abstract]
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