dc.contributor.author
Raunet, Nathalie
dc.date.accessioned
2023-07-03T06:44:46Z
dc.date.available
2023-07-03T06:44:46Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/37645
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-37360
dc.description.abstract
After a failed transition to democracy in the 1990s in Togo, the opposition took refuge in Ghana, outside of the regime’s reach. Why and how did the regime react to transnational dissent? Analyzing an unpublished RPT-produced press review and the opposition press in Ghana and Togo, Raunet argues that the Togolese regime used the foreign press, the language of legality, and the politics of belonging to consolidate itself and shape a public image of apparent legitimacy. She suggests that the skillful adaptation of legitimation narratives is key in understanding the “internal logic” of authoritarian regimes and their prospects of survival.
en
dc.description.abstract
Après l’échec d’une transition démocratique au Togo dans les années 1990, l’opposition s’est réfugiée au Ghana, hors de la portée du régime. Comment et pourquoi le régime a-t-il réagi à la dénonciation du régime par l’opposition à l’étranger? Basé sur l’analyse d’une revue de presse produite par le RPT (non-publiée) et la presse de l’opposition, Raunet démontre que le régime togolais a utilisé la presse étrangère, le langage du droit, et le thème de l’identité pour consolider son pouvoir et forger une image publique de légitimité apparente. Cet article suggère que l’adaptation habile des récits de légitimité par les régimes autoritaires est clé dans notre compréhension de « leur logique interne » et pour leurs perspectives de survie.
fr
dc.description.abstract
Após uma transição falhada para a democracia no Togo, na década de 1990, a oposição refugiou-se no Gana, foram do alcance do regime. Por que motivos e como reagiu o regime a esta dissidência transnacional? Com base na análise de uma resenha de imprensa produzida pelo RPT (Rally of the Togolese People), que não chegou a ser publicada, e na imprensa de oposição do Gana e do Togo, Raunet argumenta que o regime togolês utilizou a imprensa estrangeira, a linguagem legalista e as políticas de pertença para se consolidar e criar uma imagem pública de aparente legitimidade. No texto sugere-se que a hábil adaptação das narrativas de legitimação é a chave para compreender a “lógica interna” dos regimes autoritários e das suas perspetivas de sobrevivência.
pt
dc.format.extent
23 Seiten
dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
democratization
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dc.subject
authoritarianism
en
dc.subject
transnationalism
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dc.subject.ddc
300 Sozialwissenschaften::320 Politikwissenschaft::320 Politikwissenschaft
dc.title
Transnational Strategies of Legitimation in the 1990s: The Togolese Regime and its Exiled Opposition in Ghana
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.1017/asr.2022.137
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
African Studies Review
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.number
2
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart
441
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend
463
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
66
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
https://doi.org/10.1017/asr.2022.137
refubium.affiliation
Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften
refubium.affiliation.other
Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft
refubium.affiliation.other
Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS)
refubium.affiliation.other
Cluster of Excellence 2055 "Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS)"
refubium.funding
Open Access in Konsortiallizenz - Cambridge
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dfg
refubium.funding.projectId
390715649
refubium.note.author
Die Publikation wurde aus Open Access Publikationsgeldern der Freien Universität Berlin gefördert.
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no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
1555-2462
refubium.funding.stream
EXC 2055