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Beninese democracy during President Patrice Talon’s era: between consolidation or rollback?
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Make sure that all the sources you’ve used in the paper are listed on the reference page.
The text is 1,5 line spaced
12 font Times new roman
12 pages long
Use within text quotation
Structure
Introduction (1-2 pages)
In this part of the paper you should briefly introduce your topic and the main question making use of arguments to underline the relevance of your topic. You should embed your main topic and question in the most important literature (Hyden 2013).
In the following, you are expected to explain the main structure and methods used in the paper and give reasons why you use this particular structure or method.
Conceptual and methodological chapter
Depending on the main question and methods I suggest to let the introduction be followed by a theory-oriented chapter. In some cases you can also have more than one chapter, if for example the state of research and the analytic framework (including your methods) should be discussed separately.
Main part
The theoretical chapter discusses the state of research, the main concepts and your methodological proceeding. This main chapter then turns to your arguments and empirical findings. This part of your work can make up to 50% of the entire paper. The main part can be divided into several chapters (3, 4, 5…) if appropriate.
Conclusion
In the conclusion you will summarize your arguments, answer your main question and you might also are to provide an outlook which is relevant for the topic. This part will not be subdivided. It is followed by the bibliography/ list of references. Attachments are usually not necessary for assignments or term papers, but if you would like to use attachments, please position them between the conclusion and the literature.
References
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Bado, K. (2018). Judicial Review and Democratization in Francophone West Africa: The Case of Benin. In Law and Politics in Africa, Asia, Latin America (Issue 2 ed., Vol. 51, pp. 216–239). Nomos. https://doi.org/10.5771/0506-7286-2018-2-216
Banegas, R. (2014). Briefing: Benin: Challenges for democracy. African Affairs, 113(452), 449–459. https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adu043
Bermeo, N. (2016). On Democratic Backsliding. Journal of Democracy, 27(1), 5–19. https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2016.0012
Bolle, S. (2007, November 14). L’Etat de droit et de démocratie pluraliste au Bénin. LA CONSTITUTION EN AFRIQUE. http://la-constitution-en-afrique.over-blog.com/article-13784862.html
Duhem, V. (2015, June 10). Bénin, qu’as-tu fait de ta démocratie ? JeuneAfrique.com. https://www.jeuneafrique.com/228896/politique/b-nin-qu-as-tu-fait-de-ta-d-mocratie/
Ghai, Y., Galli, G., & International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. (2006). Constitution-building Processes and Democratization: Lessons Learned. In Democracy, Conflict and Human Security: Further readings (Vol. 2, pp. 232–248). International IDEA. https://www.idea.int/publications/catalogue/democracy-conflict-and-human-security-volume-2-further-reading
Gisselquist, R. M. (2008). Democratic Transition and Democratic Survival in Benin. Democratization, 15(4), 789–814. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510340802191078
Heemann, L., Schoepffer, C., & Winter, A. (2018). Judicial Review and Democratization in Francophone West Africa. In Law and Politics in Africa, Asia, Latin America (Issue 2 ed., Vol. 51, pp. 133–139). Nomos. https://doi.org/10.5771/0506-7286-2018-2-133
Kohnert, D. (2019). Benin’s Stealthy Democracide: How Africa’s Model Democracy Kills Itself Bit by Bit. Https://Nbn-Resolving.Org/Urn:Nbn:De:0168-Ssoar-65237-8. Published.
Schedler, A. (1998). What is Democratic Consolidation? Journal of Democracy, 9(2), 91–107. https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.1998.0030
Svolik, M. W. (2014). Which Democracies Will Last? Coups, Incumbent Takeovers, and the Dynamic of Democratic Consolidation. British Journal of Political Science, 45(4), 715–738. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007123413000550
Ventures Africa. (2021, March 2). Why Benin and Kenya need the space to own their constitutional development. https://venturesafrica.com/why-benin-and-kenya-need-the-space-to-own-their-constitutional-development/
Waldner, D., & Lust, E. (2018). Unwelcome Change: Coming to Terms with Democratic Backsliding. Annual Review of Political Science, 21(1), 93–113. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-polisci-050517-114628
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