ISBN:
9781786991362
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9781786991355
Language:
English
Pages:
xii, 287 Seiten
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Karten
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24 cm
DDC:
320.96625
Keywords:
Demokratisierung
;
Politischer Wandel
;
Abstimmung
;
Wahl
;
Politischer Protest
;
Politische Mobilisierung
;
Innenpolitik
;
Politik
;
Geschichte
;
Burkina Faso History
;
Burkina Faso Politics and government
;
1987-
;
Burkina Faso
;
Burkina Faso
Abstract:
"In October 2014, huge protests across Burkina Faso succeeded in overthrowing the long-entrenched regime of their authoritarian ruler, Blasie Compaoré. Defying all expectations, this popular movement went on to defeat an attempted coup by the old regime, making it possible for a transitional government to organize free and fair elections the following year. In doing so, the people of the previously obscure West African nation surprised the world, and their struggle stands as one of the few instances of a popular democratic uprising succeeding in postcolonial sub-Saharan Africa..." -- Page [4] of cover
Note:
Tabellen, Register, Literaturhinweise: Seite 239-262, Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 263-278
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Insurgent citizens and the state
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Uneasy colonial roots
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Ministries of plunder
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From crisis to revolution
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Refashioning the state
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On fragile ground
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Mobilization from above and below
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Coup and "rectification"
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"Democracy" with a heavy hand
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Enrichment in a land of poverty
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Tug of war within the state
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Contention in the streets
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From confrontation to insurrection
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A troubled transition
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A new Burkina Faso?
