Postcolonial nation-building in Africa

the example of Guinea-Bissau

Authors

  • Christoph Kohl

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33956/tensoesmundiais.v7i13%20jul/dez.587

Keywords:

Guinea-Bissau, Ethnicity, Nation-state, Post colonialism, Conflict

Abstract

Contrary to many other analyses, this article argues that national integration in Guinea-Bissau is high from the bottom-up and not principally the result of State action. The Independence movement advocated a model of “national unity in ethnic diversity.” Nationality-building did not follow, in effect, successful state
construction. The 1998-1999 invasion of the country fomented even more national integration.

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Published

2018-11-09

How to Cite

KOHL, C. Postcolonial nation-building in Africa: the example of Guinea-Bissau. Tensões Mundiais, [S. l.], v. 7, n. 13, p. 39–71, 2018. DOI: 10.33956/tensoesmundiais.v7i13 jul/dez.587. Disponível em: https://revistas.uece.br/index.php/tensoesmundiais/article/view/587. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 13 (2011): World Tensions

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