Dressing up and rethinking political development in Africa: : the blind spots of the Rwandan political regime under P. Kagame
If the market economy and liberal democracy are the preconditions for development (Camdessus 1991), why are some countries poorer than before they embarked on democratic transition processes? Based on some of the work of theorists of democracy and "developmentalism", including S. Lipset, t...
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If the market economy and liberal democracy are the preconditions for development (Camdessus 1991), why are some countries poorer than before they embarked on democratic transition processes? Based on some of the work of theorists of democracy and "developmentalism", including S. Lipset, the article questions the capacity of traditionally used criteria of democracy to account, intellectually and empirically, for social and political change. By testing the classification criteria and methodology of certain democracy indices, it explores the heuristic and even methodological relevance of the concept of legitimacy, a blind spot in the literature on political development in Sub-Saharan Africa. The article is situated at the intersection of normative analysis (dynamics of legitimacy and just authority viewed from the point of view of what is accepted) and positive analysis of democracy in a transition context. Specifically, it examines how best to measure the effects and impacts of power, while also looking at the values and norms that should prevail in assessing structural transformations in Africa and the conditions that should be taken into account in selecting countries deemed "politically like-minded." |
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I15-R225-article-1222024-05-23T22:18:30Z Dressing up and rethinking political development in Africa: : the blind spots of the Rwandan political regime under P. Kagame Rediseñar y repensar el desarrollo político en África: : los puntos ciegos del régimen político ruandés bajo P. Kagame Panser et repenser le développement politique en Afrique : : les angles morts du régime politique rwandais, sous P. Kagamé Mballa, Charlie Autoritarismo Cambio social Democracia en África Desarrollo político Legitimidad Política Authoritarianism Democracy in Africa Political development Political legitimacy Social change Autoritarisme Changement social Démocratie en Afrique Développement politique Légitimité politique If the market economy and liberal democracy are the preconditions for development (Camdessus 1991), why are some countries poorer than before they embarked on democratic transition processes? Based on some of the work of theorists of democracy and "developmentalism", including S. Lipset, the article questions the capacity of traditionally used criteria of democracy to account, intellectually and empirically, for social and political change. By testing the classification criteria and methodology of certain democracy indices, it explores the heuristic and even methodological relevance of the concept of legitimacy, a blind spot in the literature on political development in Sub-Saharan Africa. The article is situated at the intersection of normative analysis (dynamics of legitimacy and just authority viewed from the point of view of what is accepted) and positive analysis of democracy in a transition context. Specifically, it examines how best to measure the effects and impacts of power, while also looking at the values and norms that should prevail in assessing structural transformations in Africa and the conditions that should be taken into account in selecting countries deemed "politically like-minded." Si la economía de mercado y la democracia liberal son las condiciones previas para el desarrollo (Camdessus 1991), ¿por qué algunos países son más pobres que antes de embarcarse en procesos de transición democrática? Basándose en algunos de los trabajos de los teóricos de la democracia y el "desarrollismo", entre ellos S. Lipset, el artículo se pregunta por qué algunos países son más pobres que antes de embarcarse en procesos de transición democrática. Cuestiona la capacidad de los criterios de democracia tradicionalmente utilizados para dar cuenta, intelectual y empíricamente, del cambio social y político. Al poner a prueba los criterios de clasificación y la metodología de ciertos índices de democracia, explora la pertinencia heurística e incluso metodológica del concepto de legitimidad, un punto ciego en la literatura sobre el desarrollo político en el África subsahariana. El artículo se sitúa en la intersección del análisis normativo (dinámicas de legitimidad y autoridad justas vistas desde la perspectiva de lo aceptado) y el análisis positivo de la democracia en un contexto de transición. En particular, examina la mejor manera de medir los efectos y las repercusiones del ejercicio del poder, al tiempo que se centra en los valores y las normas que deben prevalecer en la evaluación de las transformaciones estructurales en África y las condiciones que deben tenerse en cuenta en la selección de los países considerados "políticamente afines". Si l’économie de marché et la démocratie libérale sont les conditions préalables au développement (Camdessus 1991), pourquoi certains pays sont plus pauvres qu’avant leur engagement dans des processus de transition démocratique? À partir de quelques travaux de théoriciens de la démocratie et du « développementalisme », dont S. Lipset, l’article questionne la capacité des critères de démocratie traditionnellement utilisés à rendre compte, intellectuellement et empiriquement, du changement social et politique. En mettant à l’épreuve les critères de classification et la méthodologie de certains indices de démocratie, il explore la pertinence heuristique voire méthodologique du concept de légitimité, angle mort de la littérature consacrée au développement politique en Afrique sub-saharienne. L’article se situe au croisement de l’analyse normative (dynamiques de légitimité et d’autorité juste regardées du point de vue de ce qui est accepté) et de l’analyse positive de la démocratie en contexte de transition. Il examine plus particulièrement la meilleure approche permettant de mesurer les effets et les impacts de l’exercice du pouvoir, tout en s’intéressant aux valeurs et normes qui devraient prévaloir dans l’évaluation des transformations structurelles en Afrique et aux conditions qui devraient être prises en compte dans le choix de pays jugés « politiquement fréquentables. » Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2023-07-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://claroscuro.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/122 10.35305/cl.vi22.122 Claroscuro. Revista del Centro de Estudios sobre Diversidad Cultural; No. 22 (2023): AFRICA | Independences, Narratives and Becomings; 1-41 Claroscuro. Revista del Centro de Estudios sobre Diversidad Cultural; Núm. 22 (2023): ÁFRICA | independencias, relatos y devenires; 1-41 2314-0542 fra https://claroscuro.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/122/102 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |