«You Europeans, you are just like Fish!». Some sceptical relfections on Modernity and Democratisation in Africa
The author of this article proposes an extremely critical examination of some of the theoretical assumptions frequently ideological in nature, underlying the scientific and political discussion around the concepts of «modernisation», «development», and «democratisation». His conclusion is that Afric...
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Language: | English |
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Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
2002-12-01
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Series: | Cadernos de Estudos Africanos |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/cea/1088 |