Mamadou Diouf

Assimilation coloniale et identités religieuses de la civilité des originaires des Quatre Communes (Sénégal)

This article aims to resume the argument over both the interpretation given to the colonial politics of assimilation and its consequences on the colonial societies. Focusing on Senegals four regions, Saint Louis, Gorde, Rufique, and Dakar, the article questions the validity of the interpretation of assimilation as a deliberate policy of obliteration of the colonized peoples culture by the colonizers and of the appropriation of the latters culture by the former. This analysis insists upon the complexity of the transactions and emphasizes the creation of a culture, which affirms itself as different from metropolitan culture, although placed within the framework of the colonial system.

Enjeux et contraintes politiques de la gestion municipale au Sénégal

AbstractThis article analyses, from a political and historical perspective, the relations between the Senegalese central authority and the local communities. Based on documents from the national archives, of the Party in power, and of the central administration, this study shows that the localities are prisoners of a state which opposes any attempt at autonomy and therefore does not guarantee them the resources necessary to meet the needs of the people, particularly the impoverished. The authors emphasize the effects of clientelism in local administration and demonstrate the extent to which it aggravates the economic crisis of the local communities. These factors largely explain the weakness of the impact of municipal institutions in the management of urban affairs.

Les chemins de la décolonisation de l'empire colonial francais, 1936-1956

Référence électronique AGERON, Charles-Robert. L’opinion publique face aux problèmes de l’Union française In : Les chemins de la décolonisation de l’empire colonial français, 1936-1956 : Colloque organisé par l’IHTP les 4 et 5 octobre 1984 [en ligne]. Paris : CNRS Éditions, 1986 (généré le 27 mai 2016). Disponible sur Internet : <http:// books.openedition.org/editionscnrs/447>. ISBN : 9782271078568.