Things Fall Apart: Dictatorships, Development, and Democracy in Africa

Recent events in Africa provide evidence of the failure of dictatorships to meet the needs of citizens and serve to debunk a number of development theory assumptions: that democratization is culturally determined, that democratization will follow economic development, and that dictatorships tend to produce durable, stable development. Therefore, the attempt to achieve development without democratization is risky and potentially very costly. We argue that dictatorship in Africa serves a function akin to Myrdal's backwash effects, thwarting economic progress in a cumulative and circular way, and that democratization must become a necessary criterion of engagement with African countries.

Library and IT Staff Presentations and Publications: Spring 2012

Library and IT Staff presented and published many innovative works of scholarship in the past year.

From the Vice President for Library and Information Technology: Spring 2012

Param Bedi discusses technology adoption by students and its impact on teaching and learning.

Bucknell Dance Company Spring 2000

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Bucknell Dance Company Spring 1999

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Bucknell Dance Company Spring 1998 Performance

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Bucknell Dance Company Spring 1997 Performance

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Bucknell Dance Company Spring 1996 Performance

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Bucknell Dance Company Spring 1993 Performance

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Bucknell Dance Company Spring 1991 Performance

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Bucknell Dance Company Spring 1990 Performance

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Bucknell Dance Company Spring 1989

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Bucknell Dance Company Spring 1992 Performance

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Bucknell Dance Company Spring 1995 Performance

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Bucknell Dance Company Spring 1994 Performance

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