Consenso di Irmandade: Reading Bissau-Guinean Political Thought on Community and Consensus
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Resumo: | This paper explores the political thought of Guinea-Bissau, focusing on the endogenous notions of community and consensus. The analysis turns on discerning the principles underpinning political power and power relations in the organicist setting. The paper considers the indigenous polity and its underlying tenets, by unveiling the centrality of the past, land (tchon), and kinship (djorson) in conceptualizations of the political community. These determine a polity ruled by participatory politics and “brotherhood consensus” (consenso di irmandade, in local creole). As this notion of “brotherhood” is tightly linked to the foundations of the political community, the Bissau-Guinean polity pins consensual politics to ontology. This ontological basis fosters commitment to engage in and reach consensus. This analysis adds to studies on African political thought and theories of consensual democracy. Moreover, the insights offered, however spatial-specific, exemplify the potential of renewed analysis of notions of the political community in Africa and beyond, enriching the repertoire of political theory research. |
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Consenso di Irmandade: Reading Bissau-Guinean Political Thought on Community and ConsensusGuinea-Bissau; Politics of Consensus; Political Community; Communitarian Polity; RelationalityThis paper explores the political thought of Guinea-Bissau, focusing on the endogenous notions of community and consensus. The analysis turns on discerning the principles underpinning political power and power relations in the organicist setting. The paper considers the indigenous polity and its underlying tenets, by unveiling the centrality of the past, land (tchon), and kinship (djorson) in conceptualizations of the political community. These determine a polity ruled by participatory politics and “brotherhood consensus” (consenso di irmandade, in local creole). As this notion of “brotherhood” is tightly linked to the foundations of the political community, the Bissau-Guinean polity pins consensual politics to ontology. This ontological basis fosters commitment to engage in and reach consensus. This analysis adds to studies on African political thought and theories of consensual democracy. Moreover, the insights offered, however spatial-specific, exemplify the potential of renewed analysis of notions of the political community in Africa and beyond, enriching the repertoire of political theory research.Repositório da Universidade de LisboaFavarato, Claudia2024-03-13T17:56:51Z2022-11-162022-11-16T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/30381engFavarato, C. (2022). Consenso di Irmandade: Reading Bissau-Guinean Political Thought on Community and Consensus. Comparative Political Theory, 2(2), 95-117. https://doi.org/10.1163/26669773-bja1004110.1163/26669773-bja10041metadata only accessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-17T01:34:11Zoai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/30381Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T04:01:48.056557Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Consenso di Irmandade: Reading Bissau-Guinean Political Thought on Community and Consensus |
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Consenso di Irmandade: Reading Bissau-Guinean Political Thought on Community and Consensus |
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Consenso di Irmandade: Reading Bissau-Guinean Political Thought on Community and Consensus Favarato, Claudia Guinea-Bissau; Politics of Consensus; Political Community; Communitarian Polity; Relationality |
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Consenso di Irmandade: Reading Bissau-Guinean Political Thought on Community and Consensus |
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Consenso di Irmandade: Reading Bissau-Guinean Political Thought on Community and Consensus |
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Consenso di Irmandade: Reading Bissau-Guinean Political Thought on Community and Consensus |
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Consenso di Irmandade: Reading Bissau-Guinean Political Thought on Community and Consensus |
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Consenso di Irmandade: Reading Bissau-Guinean Political Thought on Community and Consensus |
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Favarato, Claudia |
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Favarato, Claudia |
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Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
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Favarato, Claudia |
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Guinea-Bissau; Politics of Consensus; Political Community; Communitarian Polity; Relationality |
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Guinea-Bissau; Politics of Consensus; Political Community; Communitarian Polity; Relationality |
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This paper explores the political thought of Guinea-Bissau, focusing on the endogenous notions of community and consensus. The analysis turns on discerning the principles underpinning political power and power relations in the organicist setting. The paper considers the indigenous polity and its underlying tenets, by unveiling the centrality of the past, land (tchon), and kinship (djorson) in conceptualizations of the political community. These determine a polity ruled by participatory politics and “brotherhood consensus” (consenso di irmandade, in local creole). As this notion of “brotherhood” is tightly linked to the foundations of the political community, the Bissau-Guinean polity pins consensual politics to ontology. This ontological basis fosters commitment to engage in and reach consensus. This analysis adds to studies on African political thought and theories of consensual democracy. Moreover, the insights offered, however spatial-specific, exemplify the potential of renewed analysis of notions of the political community in Africa and beyond, enriching the repertoire of political theory research. |
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