15106
Proseminar
SoSe 22: Authoritarianism and Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nathalie Raunet
Kommentar
Sub-Saharan Africa’s independences set a new era for the new nations of the continent in the 1960s. This course proposes to examine the evolution of political regimes in Africa from independence in the 1960s to the post-Cold War period in the 1990s and 2000s. After the two moments of liberation (the 1960s and the 1990s), authoritarianism prevailed. The course will then ask: why has authoritarianism been the dominant political regime in Africa? Why has it survived despite persistent attempts to democratize? By adopting a thematic and chronological approach, we will explore different themes including democracy and development, identity and ethnicity, the legacy of colonialism, Cold War dynamics, failed transitions to democracy in the 1990s and the advent of hybrid regimes in which democratic elements contribute to strengthen authoritarianism in Sub-Saharan Africa (see the outline of the course for more details).
This course will be entirely taught in English (including end of term papers). It will be divided between a lecture and a seminar in which students will be asked to participate actively.
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14 Termine
Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung
Mi, 20.04.2022 10:00 - 12:00
Mi, 27.04.2022 10:00 - 12:00
Mi, 04.05.2022 10:00 - 12:00
Mi, 11.05.2022 10:00 - 12:00
Mi, 18.05.2022 10:00 - 12:00
Mi, 25.05.2022 10:00 - 12:00
Mi, 01.06.2022 10:00 - 12:00
Mi, 08.06.2022 10:00 - 12:00
Mi, 15.06.2022 10:00 - 12:00
Mi, 22.06.2022 10:00 - 12:00
Mi, 29.06.2022 10:00 - 12:00
Mi, 06.07.2022 10:00 - 12:00
Mi, 13.07.2022 10:00 - 12:00
Mi, 20.07.2022 10:00 - 12:00