The engaging and wide-ranging discussions published here explore
contemporary political realities in Africa through a 'social
movement' lens. Detailing the nuances of social movement politics
in 12 West African countries during the 2010-2013 period, they
present a chronicle of the socio-political struggles that have
taken place in the region. In so doing, this volume answers key
questions related to these movements. What logic drives them? What
forms do they take? What has been their political impact? Can we
speak of a resurgence of social movements? If so, are these a
response to the crisis of 'representative democracy'? Did they give
rise to new forms of expression and democratic participation? What
challenges do they bring? Discontent vis-a-vis liberalism in its
political and economic dimensions seems to be the trigger of the
numerous popular uprisings and protests that occur in the region.
In spite of their ambiguities and limitations, these struggles
currently seek to remove a double disconnect: that between citizens
and the 'representatives' and that between the economy and society,
between what capital wants and what the people aspire to. Ndongo
Samba Sylla, the editor of this volume, is a Senegalese economist,
programme and research manager at the West Africa Office of the
Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. Author of The Fair Trade Scandal.
Marketing poverty to benefit the Rich(translated from French by
Pluto Press 2014), he is the editor of "Rethinking Development"
(Rosa Luxemburg Foundation 2014). His recent research work deals
with the history of the word 'democracy'. Contributing authors:
Ibrahim Abdullah - Souley Adji - Kojo Opoku Aidoo - Francis Akindes
- Alpha Amadou Bano Barry - Fernando Leonardo Cardoso - Lila Chouli
- Modou Diome - Moussa Fofana - Claudio Alves Furtado - George Klay
Kieh Jr - Claus-Dieter Konig - Severin Yao Kouame - Fode Mane -
Issa N'Diaye - Zekeria Ould Ahmed Salem - Ndongo Samba Sylla"
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