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Author Seely, Jennifer C

Title The legacies of transition governments in Africa : the cases of Benin and Togo / Jennifer C. Seely
Edition 1st ed
Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 211 pages)
Contents The Legacies of Transition Governments: Practical Changes and Theoretical Optimism -- Political History and Practice Prior to Transition -- Benin's Civilian Coup d'Etat -- "We Are Not Sheep": Finding a Togolese Path -- The Legacies At Work
Summary The revolutionary political upheavals in Africa in the early 1990s continue to have an impact almost two decades later. Drawing on original interviews, this book argues we must look to the defining period of transition, and the workings of the transition governments, to understand how politics in these countries changed since the fall of dictatorial one-party states. Transition governments leave legacies with respect to the relevant political players and their strategies, the institutions of government, and the nature of the political agenda. These legacies are apparent in Benin, which successfully transitioned to democracy, as well as Togo, which failed to democratize
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Democratization -- Benin
Democratization -- Togo
Democracy -- Benin
Democracy -- Togo
Political culture -- Benin
Political culture -- Togo
Central government.
Comparative politics.
HISTORY.
Politics and Government.
Democracy
Democratization
Political culture
Politics and government
Demokratisierung
Demokratie -- Afrika -- Geschichte 20. Jh.
SUBJECT Benin -- Politics and government -- 1990- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001002265
Togo -- Politics and government -- 1960-2005. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85135806
Subject Benin
Togo
Benin
Togo
Togo -- Politik -- Geschichte 20. Jh.
Benin -- Politik -- Geschichte 20. Jh.
Genre/Form dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780230100091
0230100090
1282664239
9781282664234
9781349378333
134937833X
023061390X
9780230613904