Wives of the leopard : gender, politics, and culture in the Kingdom of Dahomey / by Bay, Edna G.

Subjects: “…Political culture Benin History.…”
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Wives of the leopard : gender, politics, and culture in the Kingdom of Dahomey / by Bay, Edna G.

Subjects: “…Political culture Benin History.…”

Parties, political finance, and governance in Africa : extracting money and shaping states in Benin and Ghana / by Sigman, Rachel

Subjects: “…Political parties Economic aspects Benin.…”
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Challenges of security sector governance in West Africa /

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Democratic contestation on the margins : regimes in small African countries / by Matti, Stephanie, Metelits, Claire

Table of Contents: “…Eroding democracy: competitive authoritarian drift in Benin --…”
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The fate of Africa's democratic experiments : elites and institutions /

Table of Contents: “…Democratic legitimacy in Benin : institutions and identity in a regional context /…”
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State, conflict, and democracy in Africa /

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States at work : dynamics of African bureaucracies /

Table of Contents: “…Teachers unions and the selective appropriation of public service reforms in Benin /…”
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Beyond ethnic politics in Africa / by Koter, Dominika

Table of Contents: “…The challenge of winning votes and ethnic politics in Africa -- The theory of social ties and electoral politics -- Social structure and its origins -- Mobilization strategies and electoral outcomes in Senegal and Benin -- Intermediaries in urban and rural settings -- Social structure and ethnic politics in Africa and beyond -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Socially salient identities in Senegal and Benin -- Appendix B: The role of social and political leaders in Senegal and Benin -- Appendix C: Additional electoral data for Senegal and Benin -- Appendix D: Incumbent support in urban and rural areas in Senegal.…”
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Beyond ethnic politics in Africa / by Koter, Dominika

Table of Contents: “…Appendix B The Role of Social and Political Leaders in Senegal and BeninAppendix C Additional Electoral Data for Senegal and Benin; Appendix D Incumbent Support in Urban and Rural Areas in Senegal; References; Index.…”
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Election Management Bodies in West Africa : a comparative study of the contribution of electoral commissions to the strengthen / by Fall, Ismaila Madior

Table of Contents: “…Funding of elections in Benin; E. Electoral disputes in Benin…”
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Election management bodies in West Africa : a comparative study of the contribution of electoral commissions to the strengthening of democracy / by Fall, Ismaila Madior

Table of Contents: “…Funding of elections in Benin; E. Electoral disputes in Benin…”
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Legislative power in emerging African democracies /

Table of Contents: “…Barkan and Fred Matiangi -- The rise and ebb of Uganda's no-party parliament / Nelson Kasfir and Stephen Hippo Twebaze -- Benin : legislative development in Africa's first democratizer / Ladipo Adamolekun and Mouftaou Laleye -- Co-optation despite democratization in Ghana / Staffan I. …”

The social contract in Africa /

Table of Contents: “…CHAPTER EIGHT -- Violent ethno-communual conflictsas a legacy of indirect rule in Africa: understanding the Jesse-Urhobo-Benin-Edo land conflicts of 1998Introduction; Administration of the multi-ethnic Benin City District 1897-1914; Lugardian indirect rule, forestry and 'native foreign' migrants; The creation of Jesse District; Administration of Jesse District and the politics of transfer to Urhobo Division and Warri Division; The transfer of Jesse District to Warri Province; The 1998 Idjerhe-Urhobo and Benin-Edo violent conflict over the land of Iguelaba; Conclusion; Endnotes.…”
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Democracy in hard places /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Tarek Masoud and Scott Mainwaring -- India's democratic longevity and its troubled trajectory / Ashutosh Varshney -- The politics of permanent pitfalls : historical inheritances and Indonesia's democratic survival / Dan Slater -- Africa's democratic outliers : success amid challenges in Benin and South Africa / Rachel Beatty Riedl -- Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine : democratic moments in the former Soviet Union / Lucan Ahmad Way -- The puzzle of Timor-Leste / Nancy Bermeo -- Economic crises, military rebellions, and democratic survival : Argentina, 1983-2020 -- Scott Mainwaring and Emilia Simison -- Conclusion / Scott Mainwaring.…”
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Democratization in Africa : African views, african voices : summary of three workshops /

Table of Contents: “…Assistance with Institutional ChangeConstitutions -- Critical National Institutions -- The Press -- Civil Service -- Electoral Systems -- Greater Utilization of African Talent -- Inter-African Exchange of Information on Democratization -- Inter-African Cooperation -- Conclusion: Role of Africans in the Democratization Process -- Appendix Workshop Participants -- WORKSHOP I: COTONOU, BENIN -- WORKSHOP II: ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA -- WORKSHOP III: WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA -- NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL STAFF…”
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Legislative power in emerging African democracies /

Table of Contents: “…Barkan and Fred Matiangi -- The rise and ebb of Uganda's no-party parliament / Nelson Kasfir and Stephen Hippo Twebaze -- Benin : legislative development in Africa's first democratizer / Ladipo Adamolekun and Mouftaou Laleye -- Co-optation despite democratization in Ghana / Staffan I. …”
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Using evidence in policy and practice : lessons from Africa /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to the Book / Ian Goldman and Mine Pabari -- An Introduction to Evidence-Informed Policy and Practice in Africa / Ian Goldman and Mine Pabari -- Using Evidence in Africa: a framework to Assess What Works, How and Why / Laurenz Langer and Vanesa Weyrauch -- Mere Compliance or Learning: M & E Culture in the Public Service of Benin, Uganda and South Africa / Ian Goldman, Wole Olaleye, Stanley Sixolile Ntakumba, Mokgoropo Makgaba, Cara Waller -- Using Evaluations to Inform Policy and Practice in a Government Department: The Case of the Department of Basic Education in South Africa / Nedson Pophiwa, Carol Nuga Deliwe, Jabulani Mathe, Stephen Taylor -- Use of Evidence in a Complex Social Programme: Case of an Evaluation of The State's Response to Violence Against Women and Children in South Africa / Matodzi M Amisi, Thabani Buthelezi and Siza Magangoe -- The Influence of Local Ownership and Politics of the Use of Evaluations in Policy Making: The Case of the Public Procurement Evaluation in Uganda / Ismael Kawooya, Timothy Lubanga, Abdul Muwanika, Edwin Muhumuza, Rhona Mijumbi-Deve -- Rapidly Responding to Policy Queries with Evidence: Learning from Rapid Response Services in Uganda / Ismael Kawooya, Isaac Ddumba, Edward Kayongo, Rhona Mijumbi-Deve -- The Challenges and Potential of Evaluations to Positively Inform Reforms: Working with Producers in the Benin Agriculture Sector / Bonaventure Kouakanou, Dossa Aguemon, Marius S. …”
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Material culture in modern diplomacy from the 15th to the 20th century /

Table of Contents: “…: material culture as a new approach to the history of diplomacy / Harriet Rudolph -- Corals, brass and firearms : material commodities in cultural interactions between Edo and Portuguese in Benin around 1500 / Gregor M. Metzig -- Gifts of time : watches and clocks in Ottoman-British diplomacy, 1693-1803 / Michael Talbot -- Peace medal diplomacy in Indian-white relations in nineteenth-century North America / Volker Depkat -- Society of the "economic miracle" and the non-European world : material culture of state visits during the presidency of Theodor Heuss / Frieder Günther -- Assembling things right : the material dimensions of West German diplomacy (1950s to 1970s) / Simone Derix -- Forum -- The colonial past is never dead, it's not even past : histories of empire, decolonization, and European cultures after 1945 / Matthew G. …”
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Political liberalization and democratization in Africa : lessons from country experiences /

Table of Contents: “…Ihonvbere -- Problematizing a transition: the power elite, the state, and transition politics in Cameroon / Nantang Jua -- Planned and unplanned outcomes: uneven and unsteady pathways to democratization in Nigeria / Victor Adefemi Isumonah -- The state and the politics of democratic consolidation in Benin, 1990-1999 / 'Kunle Amuwo -- The military and the 'democratization' in The Gambia: 1994-2002 / Abdoulaye S. …”
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