«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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Main Author: Tom Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa 2002-12-01
Series:Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/cea/1088

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