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Interrogating the Dynamics of Social Movements in Burkina Faso and Nigeria

Published:2024-07-23 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0021-9096
Container-title:Journal of Asian and African Studies
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of Asian and African Studies

Author:

Okoli Chukwuma Rowland¹^ORCID,Nwangwu Chikodiri²^ORCID,Iwuamadi Chijioke Kelechi³^ORCID,Nwanegbo Chukwuemeka Jaja¹

Affiliation:

1. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

2. University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

3. The Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH African Union Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abstract

Two waves of mass protests were remarkable across West Africa in the first two decades of the 21st century. Drawing from the experiences of Burkina Faso and Nigeria, this study situates these mass protests within the temporal theory of social movements and argues that the focus of the protests in each wave shifted from protests against specific neoliberal economic reforms to discontent with governance institutions. However, the underlying driver of the mass protests remained the deteriorating condition of the underclass. The study explains the recurring character of mass protests and why they will remain everyday experiences across West Africa.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00219096241263962

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