Estado, Autoridades Tradicionais e Transição Democrática em Moçambique: Questões teóricas, dinâmicas sociais e estratégias políticas

This article discusses the social importance and political role od traditional authorities in the context of political transition, started in Mozambique in the early 90's. To this end, we discuss the ambiguous legislative strategies of the Mozambican state (and FRELIMO), in the formal (or infor...

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Main Author: Vitor Alexandre Lourenço
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa 2009-07-01
Series:Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/cea/189
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Summary:This article discusses the social importance and political role od traditional authorities in the context of political transition, started in Mozambique in the early 90's. To this end, we discuss the ambiguous legislative strategies of the Mozambican state (and FRELIMO), in the formal (or informal) recognition of traditional authorities within the state political-administrative structure.
ISSN:1645-3794