Chief or Big-Man Politics in Post-War Sierra Leone?

IF 0.8 2区社会学 Q2 AREA STUDIES African Studies Review Pub Date : 2023-07-17 DOI:10.1017/asr.2023.9

Kars de Bruijne

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Abstract

Marshall Sahlins claims that individuals with personal power, influence, networks, and control over their followers within the political sphere are actually “big-men” rather than “chiefs.” Big-men derive their authority from personal maneuvering, whereas “chiefs” obtain their authority from semi-hierarchical, formalized, and de-personalized rule. De Bruijne argues that those individuals who are perceived as “big men” in post-war Sierra Leone might be better understood as “chiefs.”

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战后塞拉利昂的酋长政治还是大人物政治？

Marshall Sahlins声称，在政治领域内拥有个人权力、影响力、网络和控制追随者的个人实际上是“大人物”，而不是“酋长”。大人物的权威来自个人操纵，而“酋长”的权威来自半等级、形式化和去个性化的统治。德布鲁伊涅认为，那些在战后塞拉利昂被视为“大人物”的人可能更容易被理解为“酋长”

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African Studies Review AREA STUDIES-

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1.60

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43.80%

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159

期刊介绍： African Studies Review (ASR) is the flagship scholarly journal of the African Studies Association (USA). The ASR publishes the highest quality African studies scholarship in all academic disciplines. The ASR’s rigorous interdisciplinary peer review seeks to contribute to the development of scholarly conversations of interest to the diverse audience of the Association’s membership and to the growth of African studies in North America, on the African continent, and in a global comparative context.