Law and the Public Sphere in Africa : La Palabre and Other Writings /

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Jean Godefroy Bidima's La Palabre examines the traditional African institution of palaver as a way to create dialogue and open exchange in an effort to resolve conflict and promote democracy. In the wake of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commissions and the gacaca courts in Rwanda...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bidima, Jean Godefroy, 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social conditions.
Public meetings.
Politics and government.
Political anthropology.
Dispute resolution (Law)
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Reglement de conflits > Afrique.
Reunions publiques > Afrique.
Anthropologie politique > Afrique.
Dispute resolution (Law) > Africa.
Public meetings > Africa.
Political anthropology > Africa.
Africa.
Afrique > Conditions sociales.
Afrique > Politique et gouvernement.
Africa > Social conditions.
Africa > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface to the English Edition: Justice, Deliberation, and the Democratic Public Sphere: Palabre and its Variations; Translator's Acknowledgments; Introduction: Speech, Belief, Power; La Palabre: The Legal Authority of Speech; Introduction; 1: The Public Space of Palabre; 2: A Political Paradigm; 3: Convergent Suspicions; 4: A Difficult Place in Political Thought; Conclusion; Other Essays; Rationalities and Legal Processes in Africa.
  • Strategies for "Constructing Belief" in the African Public Sphere: "The Colonization of the Lifeworld"African Cultural Diversity in the Media; Books between African Memory and Anticipation; The Internet and the African Academic World; Notes; Works Cited; Index; About the Author and the Translator.

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