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Mali: Democratic Star to Failed State?
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Getting to Know Mali• 175 of 187: Human
Development Ranking• 90% Muslim Population• History of “consensual
democracy”• Landlocked: diverse
agricultural landscape• 20% French Fluency• Cousinage
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• Bamako: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpHWgyMH1O8
• Dogon Country:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhE62EjZLv0Festival in the Desert:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnZbqENidrQ
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Remittances, Foreign Aid, Gold
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Democratic Decline?
Mali Freedom House Score 2012: Free, 2.5Mali Freedom House Score 2012: Not Free, 6
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Democratic Transition in 1991
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Democratic Transition
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Photo by: Tim Tillinghast
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ATT: The Soldier of Democracy
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Voter Turnout: African Presidential Elections
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Most Recent ElectionPrevious Election
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Citizens would rather consult traditional or religious leader than elected official (Afrobarometer 2004)
9 of 10 respondents said they would NEVER contact the police in case of a problem or crime (Bleck 2011)
More than 50% of villagers in rural Mopti region said they didn’t know who they would vote for in January 2012 (Bleck and Michelitch 2012)
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Politiki Manɲi • “Everything that is related to politics in Mali is dishonest. It’s to fill pockets
and get out (S11).” - Mamadou, 20 year old respondent from Segou with a high school diploma
• • “I have no trust in politiki mogo (politics people) (BA7).” - Salimatou,
attended some secondary school. She has 3 children and lives in the Banconi neighborhood of Bamako.
• • “I don't like politics; it's nothing more than pure lies (M 40).” Aminata is a
Bella woman in her 50s. She lives in Mopti and received a Koranic education. • • “I don’t discuss politics at all. To discuss politics is a bad thing. Politiki man ɲi
(F81).” Ami, 25, left her village home to go seek work in Bamako. Her child lives with her aunt and attends school back in the village.
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Libya
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Tuareg Rebellion
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ANSAR DINE Al Qaeda of the Islamic Maghreb
MNLAMovement for United Jihad in West Africa
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400,000 Displaced
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Chaos in the Capital
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French Liberation of Occupied Cities
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXPlAVlQECg
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Challenges Ahead:
• Weak Government
• Heightened Ethnic Tensions
• Displaced Populations
• Leadership?
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Recommended Reading:
Bruce Whitehouse’s blog: bridgesfrombamako.com