scholarly journals Ultranationalism, democracy and the law: insights from Côte d'Ivoire

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Piccolino
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Political Strategy ◽  
Democratic Transitions ◽  
National Sovereignty ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Law And Politics ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
The Law

ABSTRACTAlthough much has been written about the ideology of Laurent Gbagbo's Front Populaire Ivoirien in Côte d'Ivoire and its impact on the Ivorian politico-military crisis, little attention has been paid to the ubiquitous role of the law in the discourse and political strategy of the pro-Gbagbo elite. The Ivorian case may provide important insights about the connection between ultranationalist ideology and a legalist, formalist conception of democracy and national sovereignty. The article analyses the circumstances of the emergence of ‘legalist nationalism’ in Côte d'Ivoire by looking at key episodes of the Ivorian transition between 2002 and 2012. The article discusses the relevance of Pierre Englebert's concept of ‘legal command’ and the turbulences of democratic transitions in accounting for the prominence of legalism in Ivorian politics. It explores the implications of the Ivorian case for understanding the connection between law and politics in Africa.

“You Take Medications, You Live Normally”: The Role of Antiretroviral Therapy in Mitigating Men’s Perceived Threats of HIV in Côte d’Ivoire

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 2600-2609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoé Mistrale Hendrickson ◽  
Danielle A. Naugle ◽  
Natalie Tibbels ◽  
Abdul Dosso ◽  
Lynn M. Van Lith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire

scholarly journals Study of laboratory staff' knowledge of biobanking in Côte d'Ivoire

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ambroise Kouamé Kintossou ◽  
Mathias Kouamé N'Dri ◽  
Marcelle Money ◽  
Souleymane Cisse ◽  
Simini Doumbia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
West African ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Laboratory Staff ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Abstract Background: The biobank is a structure that manages and makes available biological resources. The biobank has medical, scientific and economic interests in an ethical manner. In 2009, Côte d'Ivoire established a biobank, which has housed the regional biobank of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries since 2018. To ensure optimal and efficient use of this biobank, scientific stakeholders must be aware of its existence and role. It was therefore necessary to assess the knowledge of laboratory staff on the role and activities of a biobank.Methods: This is a descriptive study conducted with staff of human, animal and plant health laboratories located in southern Côte d'Ivoire. Results: A total of 205 people agreed to complete the proposed questionnaire. Of these, 34.63% are biologists, 7.32% engineers, 48.78% technicians and 9.27% PhD students. The average professional experience was 10.11 ± 7.83 years. Respectively, 47.32% and 43.41% have never heard of biocollection and biobank. Only 48.78% of participants had a good understanding of the role of a biobank. Technicians and PhD students were less educated on the notion of biobank (p<0.000001). Biologists, although they were more educated on this issue, 21.13% of them had a misconception of biobank. Good knowledge of the role of a biobank was not significantly related to the duration of professional experience (p>0.88). Conclusion: The level of knowledge of laboratory staff about biobanking remains to be improved. Training on the role, activities and interests of the biobank is important.

Elites, ethnicity, and ‘home town’ associations in the Côte d'Ivoire: an historical analysis of state–society links

Africa ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwayne Woods
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Home Town ◽  
Military Regimes ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Sub Saharan

The democratisation process which began in the early 1990s in many sub-Saharan African countries has led to renewed interest in the role of voluntary associations in the shaping of the political and social realms. This article maintains that the most effective way to understand the role of associational politics and developments in Africa is not by postulating what they should do according to Western democratic theory, but through an historical analysis of how associations functioned before the introduction of multi-party competitive elections and putative democratic rules in recent years. In this way it will be possible to attain a richer and more complex under-standing of state–society relations under one-party and military regimes, and thus of how these links are likely to change in a more pluralistic environment. This article explores these issues in the Côte d'Ivoire.

scholarly journals Study of laboratory staff' knowledge of biobanking in Côte d'Ivoire

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ambroise Kouamé Kintossou ◽  
Mathias Kouamé N'Dri ◽  
Marcelle Money ◽  
Souleymane Cisse ◽  
Simini Doumbia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Average Length ◽  
West African ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Laboratory Staff ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Abstract Background: A biobank is a structure which collects and manages biological samples and their associated data. The collected samples will then be made available for various uses. The sharing of those samples raised ethical questions which have been answered through specific rules. Thus, a Biobank functioning under tight ethical rules would be immensely valuable from a scientific and an economic view point. In 2009, Côte d'Ivoire established a biobank, which has been chosen to house the regional biobank of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries in 2018. To ensure optimal and efficient use of this biobank, the scientific community must be aware of its existence and its role. It was therefore necessary to evaluate the knowledge of laboratories staff on the role and activities of a biobank.Methods: This descriptive study was done by questioning staff from laboratories working on human’s health, animals or plants. The laboratories were located in southern Côte d'Ivoire. Results: A total of 205 people completed the questionnaire. Of these 205 people, 34.63% were biologists, 7.32% engineers, 48.78% technicians and 9.27% PhD students. The average length of work experience was 10.11 ± 7.83 years. In this study, 43.41% of the participants had never heard of biobanking. Only 48.78% of participants had a good understanding of the role of a biobank. Technicians and PhD students were less educated on the notion of biobank (p<0.000001). Although biologists were more educated on this issue, 21.13% of them had a misconception of biobank. Good knowledge of the role of a biobank was not significantly related to the work experience’s length (p>0.88). Conclusion: The level of knowledge of laboratory staff about biobanking needs to be improved. Training on the role, activities and interests of the biobank is important.

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