Benin och Togo -Lika länder, olika system
(2014) STVK02 20141Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- The dominant democratization theories look at structural preconditions in order to explain successful transitions. This has resulted in deterministic conclusions about different preconditions for democracy. Benin is a small country in Africa with a history of military coups, ethnical competition and low level of development. Despite these conditions Benin is a one out of ten democracies in Africa. According to the dominant democratization theories Benin is a deviant case. This essay answers why Benin has successfully become a democracy by comparing it to its neighboring state, Togo. The essay use transition theory in order to explain the different outcomes. The result show that the comparative strength of Togolese regime, the military... (More)
- The dominant democratization theories look at structural preconditions in order to explain successful transitions. This has resulted in deterministic conclusions about different preconditions for democracy. Benin is a small country in Africa with a history of military coups, ethnical competition and low level of development. Despite these conditions Benin is a one out of ten democracies in Africa. According to the dominant democratization theories Benin is a deviant case. This essay answers why Benin has successfully become a democracy by comparing it to its neighboring state, Togo. The essay use transition theory in order to explain the different outcomes. The result show that the comparative strength of Togolese regime, the military support for Beninese regime change and the more organized Beninese opposition where key explanations for the different outcomes. (Less)
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- author
- Vahedi, Shervin LU
- supervisor
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- Sara Kalm LU
- organization
- course
- STVK02 20141
- year
- 2014
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Democratization, Transition, Modernization, Africa
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 4448394
- date added to LUP
- 2014-07-07 14:48:02
- date last changed
- 2014-07-07 14:48:02
@misc{4448394, abstract = {{The dominant democratization theories look at structural preconditions in order to explain successful transitions. This has resulted in deterministic conclusions about different preconditions for democracy. Benin is a small country in Africa with a history of military coups, ethnical competition and low level of development. Despite these conditions Benin is a one out of ten democracies in Africa. According to the dominant democratization theories Benin is a deviant case. This essay answers why Benin has successfully become a democracy by comparing it to its neighboring state, Togo. The essay use transition theory in order to explain the different outcomes. The result show that the comparative strength of Togolese regime, the military support for Beninese regime change and the more organized Beninese opposition where key explanations for the different outcomes.}}, author = {{Vahedi, Shervin}}, language = {{swe}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Benin och Togo -Lika länder, olika system}}, year = {{2014}}, }