Author: Mike McGovern
Publisher: Hurst & Company
ISBN: 9781849040648
Category : Côte d'Ivoire
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Gives play to the personalities involved, from Felix Houphouet-Boigny, 'The Ram', who managed Ivorian politics for the country's first 33 years of independence, to the contemporary First Lady Simone Gbagbo. This book's analysis is of the dynamics in place that give certain predictability to the actions of each of the key figures in the drama.
Author: Francis Yaw Sogbo
Publisher:
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Category : Civil war
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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In their bid to hold on to power, leading Ivorian politicians devised undemocratic means to disenfranchise their political and ideological opponents. Events that had caused wars on the African continent in the past were ignored, and lessons were not learnt from the wars that ravaged Sierra Leone and Liberia. The interplay between these, and other socio-cultural, ethnic, religious, economic and educational factors threw the nation into a devastating war, 2002-2011. The result was obvious: Côte d'Ivoire, the hitherto "paradise" and a paragon of peace in Africa, suddenly turned into a troubled state. The purpose of this research was to examine the causes of the war in Côte d'Ivoire and to find out how the war has affected the country. With a correlational approach, and the hybrid form of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, the researcher wove data from document analysis and from respondents, into a coherent conceptual narrative, giving the reader an epistemological construct. It was revealed that the claim to power on the basis of ethnic labels, economic disparities, the lack of equal access to educational facilities and greed on the part of politicians were the main causes of the Côte d'Ivoire crisis. The research further revealed that war in Côte d'Ivoire destabilizes neighboring countries, especially Ghana, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Liberia. A new political norm that requires candidates to appeal to the electorate, and seek support beyond ethnic labeling could avert future crisis.
Author: Cyril K. Daddieh
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0810873893
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 717
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Côte d’Ivoire remains one of the most intriguing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It appeared well on its way to becoming a model of development under its single political party and charismatic founding father, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, when it fell on hard economic times in the 1980s. Poor management of the socio-economic challenges by Houphouët-Boigny’s successors produced disastrous political consequences, including unprecedented political violence, the first-ever successful military coup, and two civil wars, culminating in former President Laurent Gbagbo being sent to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to stand trial for war crimes. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Cote d'Ivoire (The Ivory Coast) contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Cote d'Ivoire.
Author: Human Rights Watch
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1609807359
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 948
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The human rights records of more than ninety countries and territories are put into perspective in Human Rights Watch's signature yearly report. Reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken in 2016 by Human Rights Watch staff, in close partnership with domestic human rights activists, the annual World Report is an invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the fight to protect human rights in every corner of the globe.
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher:
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Category : Côte d'Ivoire
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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Author: United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush)
Publisher:
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Category : Côte d'Ivoire
Languages : en
Pages : 4
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Author: Francis Augustin Akindès
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
ISBN: 9789171065315
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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With the coup d???etat of 24 December 1999 and the politico-military conflict that started on 19 September 2002, C??te d???Ivoire broke with its tradition of political stability, which had served as a model in the West African sub-region. It is now facing an unprecedented crisis that is not only jeopardizing the continuity of the state, but has also introduced a culture of violence into the society. This study has three objectives. The primary one is to understand the nature of this socio-political crisis, and what is at stake in it. Secondly, the study examines the issue of ivoirit??. Finally, it explores the escalation of violence in this socio-political crisis and the catalogue of justifications for that violence.It is argued that the recurrence of military coups d???etat in C??te d???Ivoire signifies the delegitimization of the modes of regulation built on the tontine system, and calls for a renewal of the political grammar and socio-political regulatory modalities around integrating principles that have yet to be devised.
Author: Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher:
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Category : Human rights
Languages : en
Pages : 55
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Since September 19, 2002, Côte d'Ivoire has been gripped by an internal conflict that has paralyzed the economy, split the political leadership, and illuminateed the stark polarization of Ivorian society along ethnic, political and religious lines. It is a conflict that has been characterized by relatively little in the way of active hostilities between combatants, but by widespread and egregious abuses against civilians. It is a conflict that while primary internal, developed international dimensions with the involvement of Liberian forces in the west of the country by both the Ivorian rebel groups and the government of Côte d'Ivoire.
Author: Scott Straus
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 0801455677
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 401
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Winner of the Grawmeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order, 2018 Winner of the Joseph Lepgold Prize Winner of the Best Books in Conflict Studies (APSA) Winner of the Best Book in Human Rights (ISA) In Making and Unmaking Nations, Scott Straus seeks to explain why and how genocide takes place—and, perhaps more important, how it has been avoided in places where it may have seemed likely or even inevitable. To solve that puzzle, he examines postcolonial Africa, analyzing countries in which genocide occurred and where it could have but did not. Why have there not been other Rwandas? Straus finds that deep-rooted ideologies—how leaders make their nations—shape strategies of violence and are central to what leads to or away from genocide. Other critical factors include the dynamics of war, the role of restraint, and the interaction between national and local actors in the staging of campaigns of large-scale violence. Grounded in Straus's extensive fieldwork in contemporary Africa, the study of major twentieth-century cases of genocide, and the literature on genocide and political violence, Making and Unmaking Nations centers on cogent analyses of three nongenocide cases (Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal) and two in which genocide took place (Rwanda and Sudan). Straus's empirical analysis is based in part on an original database of presidential speeches from 1960 to 2005. The book also includes a broad-gauge analysis of all major cases of large-scale violence in Africa since decolonization. Straus's insights into the causes of genocide will inform the study of political violence as well as giving policymakers and nongovernmental organizations valuable tools for the future.
Author: Papa N. Diouf
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 67
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