Just getting on with it: a Burkinabé attitude to change

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March 5 2015: When popular protest deposed former Burkinabé president Blaise Compaoré last year, many feared the country would see violent conflict. Lise Rosendal Østergaard argues that this was never inevitable. A sense of pragmatism evident in recent labour disputes shows that Burkinabés are more interested in getting on with their lives than turning to violence.

Subject

Resilience, conflict, pragmatism, Burkina Faso, civil society
Period31 Mar 2015

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