Measuring Democracy: A Case Study of Senegal By Liz Marcotte Political Science and International Affairs ‘11.

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Measuring Democracy: A Case Study of Senegal By Liz Marcotte Political Science and International Affairs ‘11

Democracy in Senegal Political RightsCivil LibertiesStatus Partly Free Partly Free Free Free Free Free Partly Free Partly Free Partly Free Partly Free * From 1960 to 2000 rated either Not Free or Partly Free

Research Question What caused the failure of democratic consolidation in Senegal? Evidence – “democratic” institutions – 2000: free and fair Presidential Election – Freedom House ratings

Findings

Conclusions Current widely accepted measurements of democracy are failing to measure actual democratic rule in Senegal Why? Measurements to Conceptions Contending definitions? Fareed Zakaria

Implications For democracy For governance in Senegal democracy in the Middle East

Concluding Thoughts