LIBERDADE, IGUALDADE E FRATERNIDADE SÓ NA FRANÇA - ANÁLISE DA CRISE POLÍTICA COM OS PAÍSES DA ÁFRICA OCIDENTAL

Abstract

After Aristotle considered democracy to be the least worst of all political regimes, Schumpeter, Dahl and Bobbio devised techniques that made the study of democracy more concrete. In the post-Cold War era, two agendas were on the agenda: reforming the economy and democratising states by introducing multi-party politics and holding free and fair elections. However, some scholars have announced the death of democracies. While the death of democracy heralds an attack on the protection of freedoms, in this article, based on an analysis of the situation, we analyse a paradox: the coup d'état as a way of regaining freedom.  The cases of Gabon, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali show that resorting to coups d'état may have been the most effective strategy for ending agreements and regaining freedom to use natural resources under the tutelage of France, their former metropolis.