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The affirmation of cultural identity developed during the colonial
and postcolonial years which has been the topic of bitter debates,
is the root cause of the Ivorian crisis. However, is Ivoirity not a
political maneuver or should it be viewed as the expression of
liberal nationalism? This book traces the concept from its origins,
explicates the conditions and context of the creation of a cultural
nationalism which, progressively, has charted the course of an
ethnic nationalism. The phenomenon of Ivoirity is inscribed in an
already old historicity which feeds on cultural claims and
affirmations. It seems to be a logical consequence of the policies
of ivorisation of employment and capital initiated in the 1970s.
There was a real consensus on the question of Ivoirity among the
stake holders between 1960 and 2010. Their different managements of
the citizenship questions and largely that of identity as well as
the various "Trends" of Ivoirity are evidence. The narrative of
Ivoirity is a response given by leaders who lack political
imagination to resolve the political problems and challenges posed
by multiform crises facing the country. As such, what could be the
symbolic effects - the effectiveness and efficiency - of Ivoirity
on the youths and the Media in a broader sense and even to Ivorian
postcolonial politics in Cote d'Ivoire? This book also adopts a
bottom-up approach with particular attention paid to the role of
youths in media outlets, popular songs, street discussion forums
created by youths (agoras, parliaments, and grins). The ties
between youths and Ivoirity can be researched through such social
phenomena. Through this, the book explores aspects of the Ivorian
crises and inevitably, the 2010 Presidential elections and the
stakes of the crises that followed.
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