Democracy in Senegal: Tocquevillian Analytics in Africa

Gellar, S.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2005-10-13

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349531929

DOI: 10.1057/9781403982162

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 222