Brokering Democracy in Africa : The Rise of Clientelist Democracy in Senegal

This book examines the achievements and limitations of democratization in Senegal - and Africa more broadly - as a result of the continuing political culture of clientelism. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Introduction....Pages 1-22 Clientelist Democracy in Comparative Perspective....Pages 23-47 The Rise of Senegal’s Clientelist Democracy....Pages 49-68 Influential Brokers: The Murid Marabouts of Central Senegal....Pages 69-115 Dependent Brokers: Tukulor Nobles in Northern Senegal....Pages 117-151 Limited Brokers: Casamançais “Sons of the Soil” in Southern Senegal....Pages 153-195 Autonomous Brokers: The Mbëru Gox among the Sénégalais d’Amérique....Pages 197-219 The Fragility of a Clientelist Democracy....Pages 221-230 Back Matter....Pages 231-280