The Search for a Cameroonian Model of Democracy or the Search for the Domination of the State Party: 1966-2006
1996 and 2006 were two milestones in the political history of Cameroon. They represent, respectively, the establishment of a one-party system in the country and the parliament’s passing of bill that created an independent body to organize country’s elections. The road followed by Cameroon, when comp...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:cea_533 https://doi.org/10.4000/cea.533 urn:doi:10.4000/cea.533 en https://journals.openedition.org/cea/533 2014-12-16T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/dmy2 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ The Search for a Cameroonian Model of Democracy or the Search for the Domination of the State Party: 1966-2006 Cadernos de Estudos Africanos Centro de Estudos Internacionais info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2182-7400 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1645-3794 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cea Mokam, David Cameroon Benin Niger Cameroonian model of democracy state party multiparty system Camarões Benim Níger Modelo de democracia camaronês Partido-Estado Sistema multipartidário 1996 and 2006 were two milestones in the political history of Cameroon. They represent, respectively, the establishment of a one-party system in the country and the parliament’s passing of bill that created an independent body to organize country’s elections. The road followed by Cameroon, when compared to those of most African countries, notably Niger and Benin, seems to be different in regards to what political framework was chosen. Analyzing discourse from Cameroonian newspapers in comparison with similar events in Benin and Niger, the article shows that since 1966 the country’s rulers have laboured to create a ‘Cameroonian exception’ to its method of governance, with the eventual aim of having a Cameroonian model of democracy. In reality, the hidden aim has been to perpetuate the domination of the state party in the political landscape of the country. 1966 e 2006 constituem dois marcos da história política dos Camarões. Representam, respectivamente, o estabelecimento de um sistema de partido único e a passagem no parlamento de um projeto de lei que criou o órgão independente para organizar as eleições do país. O caminho seguido pelos Camarões, em termos das escolhas dos figurinos políticos, apresenta diferenças relativamente a muitos países africanos, nomeadamente o Níger e o Benim. Analisando os discursos dos jornais camaroneses e comparando-os com discursos similares no Benim e no Níger, este artigo demonstra que desde 1966 os governantes dos Camarões têm criado uma situação de “excepção” no seu método de governação, com o eventual objetivo de criar um modelo de democracia camaronês. Na realidade, o objetivo oculto tem sido o de perpetuar a dominação do partido-Estado no cenário político deste país. |
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1996 and 2006 were two milestones in the political history of Cameroon. They represent, respectively, the establishment of a one-party system in the country and the parliament’s passing of bill that created an independent body to organize country’s elections. The road followed by Cameroon, when compared to those of most African countries, notably Niger and Benin, seems to be different in regards to what political framework was chosen. Analyzing discourse from Cameroonian newspapers in comparison with similar events in Benin and Niger, the article shows that since 1966 the country’s rulers have laboured to create a ‘Cameroonian exception’ to its method of governance, with the eventual aim of having a Cameroonian model of democracy. In reality, the hidden aim has been to perpetuate the domination of the state party in the political landscape of the country. |
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Mokam, David |
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Mokam, David |
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Mokam, David |
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The Search for a Cameroonian Model of Democracy or the Search for the Domination of the State Party: 1966-2006 |
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The Search for a Cameroonian Model of Democracy or the Search for the Domination of the State Party: 1966-2006 |
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The Search for a Cameroonian Model of Democracy or the Search for the Domination of the State Party: 1966-2006 |
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The Search for a Cameroonian Model of Democracy or the Search for the Domination of the State Party: 1966-2006 |
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The Search for a Cameroonian Model of Democracy or the Search for the Domination of the State Party: 1966-2006 |
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search for a cameroonian model of democracy or the search for the domination of the state party: 1966-2006 |
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Cadernos de Estudos Africanos |
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