Presse écrite et émergence de l'espace public en Côte d'Ivoire : Entre idéal démocratique et propagande politique

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Author	Bamba, Sidiki
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	The advent of political pluralism in 1990 saw the rise of a private written press that established itself quite early as a central component of the democratic process. Given the conditions of its birth, this new press became an instrument in the hands of political parties in order to spread their ideologies. Hence, thanks to the private written press a new public sphere – in Habermas’ words – was brought to life. The development of the public sphere in Cote d’Ivoire will be subject to this particular context of emergence. The process of democratization underway in this country through the newspapers is implicitly marked by strong competitive identity stakes based on ethnic group, region and religion. Manipulated by the political parties either to takeover power or remain in force, these three ingredients have been fuelling stormy debates in the newspapers. As such, the written press can be considered as a cause of social dislocation. Moreover, the political culture that prevails in Cote d’Ivoire was forged in the mould of a one-party-system and is not enough permeated with democratic principles. Therefore, the many spheres of discussion existing all over the country were taken over by political parties and diverted from their essential aim: discuss freely of the societal problems so as to influence the political action. On the contrary, they have become places of political propaganda.
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