Political Factionalism in Senegal

Barker, Jonathan

doi:10.1080/00083968.1973.10803699

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“…Moreover the Diamoral members accused him of not showing any interest in the 1994 initiation save for the one moment when he accompanied Robert Sagna into the sacred grove. On that occasion the initiated men of the Kafanta sub-ward had tried to prevent him from ÐÐÐÐÐÐ 8 See Barker (1973), Cruise O'Brien (1975, Coulon (1978), Hesseling (1985: 372±3), Fatton (1986). With regard to political factionalism in Senegal, Barker says that`[t]he tendency is for the two or three clans at each level to align themselves with clans at the next higher level.…”

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Politicians of the Sacred Grove: Citizenship and Ethnicity in Southern Senegal

Jong¹

2002

Africa

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This article examines the traditional initiation of the former Senegalese Minister of Agriculture. At the age of fifty-five the Catholic Minister was initiated into the secrets of the sacred grove and thus acquired the status of adult man. The article demonstrates that Jola ethnic discourse, in which male initiation has become an important symbol, forced the Minister to enter the grove. His initiation turned him into a full member of the Jola ethnic group and qualified him as a trustworhty man capable of representing the people. In the campaign of the Socialist Party internal elections the Minister's initiation nevertheless became a major issue. The electorate did not show unswerving loyalty to ‘their’ Minister and nominated a non-initiate. The electorate suddenly changed their standards of apt political representation. The article contributes to the contemporary debate on citizenship and primary patriotism by showing that the Senegalese easily shift their position from subject to citizen, and thus empower themselves vis-à-vis elusive politicians. It also shows that politicians penetrate Jola practices of secrecy and thereby further the Jola's integration into the national public sphere.

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Politicians of the Sacred Grove: Citizenship and Ethnicity in Southern Senegal

Jong¹

2002

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Political Factionalism in Senegal

Cited by 7 publications

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Politicians of the Sacred Grove: Citizenship and Ethnicity in Southern Senegal

Politicians of the Sacred Grove: Citizenship and Ethnicity in Southern Senegal

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Introduction: The Problem Is Representation! Towards an Analytical Framework

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