La gestion des autorités traditionnelles par l’État namibien: le cas des Herero
The integration of the traditional authorities into the organisation of the African state poses an acute problem. While they were until recently considered as an archaic survival or as the result of colonial manipulation which the post-colonial state did not want to recognise, these authorities beco...
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Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
2004-06-01
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| description | The integration of the traditional authorities into the organisation of the African state poses an acute problem. While they were until recently considered as an archaic survival or as the result of colonial manipulation which the post-colonial state did not want to recognise, these authorities become today essential for any effort to create local roots for the democratic state. This article inquires into the relations between the traditional leaders otjiherero and the elected representatives in Namibia. It demonstrates that the normalisation of the tradicional authorities remains difficult because of the inherited colonial relations which in this country have politicised the traditional leaders. Despite attempts by the administration at attributing a controlled space to the traditional authorities, these are today becoming more and more important in a context of political competition. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-43fc00f2a13c4c7aa050627d2f3ce4ea2025-08-20T02:32:31ZengInstituto Universitário de LisboaCadernos de Estudos Africanos1645-37942182-74002004-06-01511713110.4000/cea.1052La gestion des autorités traditionnelles par l’État namibien: le cas des HereroVincent BertoutThe integration of the traditional authorities into the organisation of the African state poses an acute problem. While they were until recently considered as an archaic survival or as the result of colonial manipulation which the post-colonial state did not want to recognise, these authorities become today essential for any effort to create local roots for the democratic state. This article inquires into the relations between the traditional leaders otjiherero and the elected representatives in Namibia. It demonstrates that the normalisation of the tradicional authorities remains difficult because of the inherited colonial relations which in this country have politicised the traditional leaders. Despite attempts by the administration at attributing a controlled space to the traditional authorities, these are today becoming more and more important in a context of political competition.https://journals.openedition.org/cea/1052Africatraditional authoritystateHereroNamibia |
| spellingShingle | Vincent Bertout La gestion des autorités traditionnelles par l’État namibien: le cas des Herero Cadernos de Estudos Africanos Africa traditional authority state Herero Namibia |
| title | La gestion des autorités traditionnelles par l’État namibien: le cas des Herero |
| title_full | La gestion des autorités traditionnelles par l’État namibien: le cas des Herero |
| title_fullStr | La gestion des autorités traditionnelles par l’État namibien: le cas des Herero |
| title_full_unstemmed | La gestion des autorités traditionnelles par l’État namibien: le cas des Herero |
| title_short | La gestion des autorités traditionnelles par l’État namibien: le cas des Herero |
| title_sort | la gestion des autorites traditionnelles par l etat namibien le cas des herero |
| topic | Africa traditional authority state Herero Namibia |
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