‘Our Traditions are Modern, Our Modernities Traditional’: Chieftaincy and Democracy in Contemporary Cameroon and Botswana

In this paper, I have argued that, instead of being pushed  aside by the modern power elites – as was widely predicted both by  modernisation theorists and their critics – chieftaincy has displayed  remarkable dynamics and adaptability to new socio-economic and  political developments, without becom...

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Main Author: Francis B. Nyamnjoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Hradec Králové 2014-12-01
Series:Modern Africa
Online Access:http://edu.uhk.cz/africa/index.php/ModAfr/article/view/121