Hunting the Ethical State - The Benkadi Movement of Cte D''ivoire

In 1990s the Ivoirian police failed to control the situation, so a group of poor, politically marginalized, and mostly Muslim men took on the role of the people's protectors as part of a movement they called Benkadi. This title reveals how dozos worked beyond the divisions to derive their new roles as enforcers of security.

About the author

Joseph Hellweg is assistant professor of religion at Florida State University.

Summary

In 1990s the Ivoirian police failed to control the situation, so a group of poor, politically marginalized, and mostly Muslim men took on the role of the people's protectors as part of a movement they called Benkadi. This title reveals how dozos worked beyond the divisions to derive their new roles as enforcers of security.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Hellweg, Hellweg Joseph
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2011
• EAN: 9780226326535
• ISBN: 978-0-226-32653-5
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, HISTORY / Africa / West, Political activism, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, African History, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Ivory Coast, Political activism / Political engagement