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Magic and witchcraft: Implications for Democratization and poverty-alleviating aid in Africa
Kohnert, Dirk - In: World Development 24 (1996) 8, pp. 1347-1355
The belief in occult forces is still deeply rooted in many African societies, regardless of education, religion, and social class of the people concerned. According to many Africans its incidence is even increasing due to social stress and strain caused (among others) by the process of...
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Unternehmer und Grundherren Nord-Nigerias im Kampf um die politische Macht: Zum sozialen Aufstieg der einheimischen Wirtschaftselite in den nigerianischen Emiraten
Kohnert, Dirk - In: Africa Spectrum 13 (1978) 3, pp. 269-286
The traditional relationship of patronage and clientship between the landlords and the growing commercial class in Bida and in other Nigerian Emirates - firmly established during the 19th century - left indelible marks which influenced the pattern of social communication between these two...
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Democratisation via elections in an African 'narco state'? The case of Guinea-Bissau
Kohnert, Dirk - 2010
based on dubious concepts. Certainly, the impact of drug trafficking could endanger democratization and state-building if … concepts et des hypothèses douteuses. Certes, l'impact du trafic de drogue pourrait mettre en danger la démocratisation et le …
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Togo: Thorny transitions and misguided aid at the roots of economic misery
Kohnert, Dirk - In: Elections and democratization in West Africa 1990 – 2009, (pp. 179-210). 2011
The parliamentary elections of October 2007, the first free Togolese elections since decades, were meant to correct at least partially the rigged presidential elections of 2005. Western donors considered it as a litmus test of despotic African regimes’ propensity to change towards...
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Entfremdung und Ausgrenzung: Afrikas neuer Nationalismus in Zeiten der Globalisierung
Kohnert, Dirk - In: Sociologus 58 (2008) 2, pp. 197-222
and elsewhere shows remarkable differences both in its roots and its impact, compared with that of national independence …
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The impact of Brexit on Francophone Africa
Kohnert, Dirk - In: Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE) (2019) Forthcoming
Whereas the impact of Brexit on Anglophone Africa was a major issue in the controversial British discussions on the …-effects could also impact negatively on acquired human rights, both in Europe and in Africa. The withdrawal in general will have … against infidels and outsiders. More generally, the Brexit will also impact negatively on acquired ethics concerning popular …
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Senegal: Presidential elections 2019 - The shining example of democratic transition immersed in muddy power-politics.
Kohnert, Dirk; Marfaing, Laurence - In: Canadian Journal of African Studies (CJAS) 53 (2019) 2, pp. 355-366
Whereas Senegal has long been sold as a showcase of democracy in Africa, including peaceful political alternance, things apparently changed fundamentally with the Senegalese presidentials of 2019 that brought new configurations. One of the major issues was political side-switching that has been...
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Togo - 2018: Politique intérieure, affaires étrangères, développement socio-économique
Kohnert, Dirk - In: Africa Yearbook Volume 15 - Politics, economy and …, (pp. 179-188). 2019
Tout au long de l'année, les élections législatives controversées ont dominé le paysage politique. D'énormes manifestations antigouvernementales réclamaient en vain une alternance politique. Les élections législatives du 20 décembre 2018, boycottées par les principaux partis de...
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Britain & Africa: heading for the Brexit rocks
Kohnert, Dirk - 2018
High-flying illusions on the part of the proponents and grim predictions of the sceptics characterize the controversy about Brexit. The article analyses five issues at stake for the Post-Brexit relationships between Britain, the EU and Africa with a focus on the Commonwealth Sub-Saharan Africa:...
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L’Angleterre, le Brexit et l’Afrique
Kohnert, Dirk - 2018
High-flying illusions on the part of the proponents and grim predictions on the part of the sceptics have characterised the controversy around Brexit. The article assesses five key issues at stake for post-Brexit relationships between Britain, the EU, and Africa: market access, foreign direct...
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