Volume 55, Issue 1, June 2021, Pages 78–85
Fiomegnon Kokuvi Sewavi1 and Agban Komlan2
1 Centre de Recherche sur les Organisations, la Communication et l’Education (CEROCE), Université de Lomé, B.P: 1515 Lomé, Togo
2 Doctorant en sociologie politique, Centre de Recherche sur les Organisations, la Communication et l’Education (CEROCE), Université de Lomé, B.P: 1515 Lomé, Togo
Original language: French
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Transformed over time by several historical, social and political factors, the traditional chiefdom in Togo was to gradually empty itself of the original elements that founded its power. Nowadays, it is changing into new elements to legitimize its power. In doing so, this article, based on three (3) approaches (structural-functionalist, Weberian and socio-historical) seeks to analyze the foundations of the legitimation of the traditional chiefdom in present-day Togolese society.To achieve this, this research adopted a methodology which consisted in documenting existing work on the subject and in carrying out in-depth individual interviews carried out with actors and resource persons concerned by this issue, particularly in academia, civil society and central (political) administration. Consequently, this research made it possible to show that the customary sources which originally founded the traditional chiefdom in Togo have lost their political, social and cultural quintessence (delegitimization) but there is nowadays a whole range of sources of legitimacy and / or legitimation of devolution of power from the traditional chief (re-legitimation).
Author Keywords: Colonial administration, traditional chief, colonization, independence, submission, status.
Fiomegnon Kokuvi Sewavi1 and Agban Komlan2
1 Centre de Recherche sur les Organisations, la Communication et l’Education (CEROCE), Université de Lomé, B.P: 1515 Lomé, Togo
2 Doctorant en sociologie politique, Centre de Recherche sur les Organisations, la Communication et l’Education (CEROCE), Université de Lomé, B.P: 1515 Lomé, Togo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2021 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Transformed over time by several historical, social and political factors, the traditional chiefdom in Togo was to gradually empty itself of the original elements that founded its power. Nowadays, it is changing into new elements to legitimize its power. In doing so, this article, based on three (3) approaches (structural-functionalist, Weberian and socio-historical) seeks to analyze the foundations of the legitimation of the traditional chiefdom in present-day Togolese society.To achieve this, this research adopted a methodology which consisted in documenting existing work on the subject and in carrying out in-depth individual interviews carried out with actors and resource persons concerned by this issue, particularly in academia, civil society and central (political) administration. Consequently, this research made it possible to show that the customary sources which originally founded the traditional chiefdom in Togo have lost their political, social and cultural quintessence (delegitimization) but there is nowadays a whole range of sources of legitimacy and / or legitimation of devolution of power from the traditional chief (re-legitimation).
Author Keywords: Colonial administration, traditional chief, colonization, independence, submission, status.
Abstract: (french)
Transformée au fil du temps par plusieurs facteurs tant historiques que sociaux et politiques, la chefferie traditionnelle au Togo allait se vider progressivement des éléments originels qui fondaient son pouvoir. De nos jours, elle se mue dans de nouveaux éléments pour légitimer son pouvoir. Se faisant, le présent article, à partir de trois (3) approches (structuro-fonctionnaliste, wébérienne et sociohistorique) cherche à analyser les fondements de la légitimation de la chefferie traditionnelle dans la société togolaise actuelle.Pour y arriver, cette recherche a adopté une méthodologie qui a consisté à une documentation des travaux déjà existants sur le sujet et à la réalisation des entretiens individuels approfondis réalisés avec des acteurs et des personnes ressources concernés par cette problématique notamment du monde universitaire, de la société civile et de l’administration centrale (politique). Par conséquent, cette recherche a permis de montrer que les sources coutumières qui fondaient, à l’origine la chefferie traditionnelle au Togo, ont perdu leur quintessence politique, sociale et culturelle (délégitimation) mais il existe, de nos jours, toute une gamme de sources de légitimité et/ou de légitimation de dévolution du pouvoir du chef traditionnel (re-légitimation).
Author Keywords: Administration coloniale, chef traditionnel, colonisation, indépendance, soumission, statut.
How to Cite this Article
Fiomegnon Kokuvi Sewavi and Agban Komlan, “De la délégitimation de la chefferie traditionnelle au Togo à la «Re-légitimation»,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 78–85, June 2021.
