Voices of the People

Miguel Carter and Carlos Cardoso

Editors

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Miguel Carter and Carlos Cardoso

Part I. Voices of the People: The Study and Results

1. Public opinion study in Guinea-Bissau: Highlights and methodology

Miguel Carter

2. Public Life: Democracy, civic engagement, and political parties

Miguel Carter

3. Social attitudes: Gender equality and interpersonal trust

Miguel Carter

4. Ethnicity, politics, and religion in a heterogenous society

Miguel Carter

5. Popular perceptions about politics and society

Miguel Carter

6. Public opinion in Guinea-Bissau and West Africa

Miguel Carter

Part II. Analysis and Reflections

Society

7. Ethnicity, religion, and the popular history of power

Toby Green

8. Life conditions, territory, and social coexistence

Miguel Carter, Carlos Cardoso and Nafiou Inoussa

9. Gender relations

Birgit Embaló

Politics and the State

10. Big man politics and regime instability

Miguel Carter

11. State fragility and corruption

Carlos Cardoso and Ismael Sadilú Sanhá

12. Political parties, elections, and citizen participation

Rui Jorge Semedo and Paulina Mendes

Conclusion

13. State-society disjuncture

Philip J. Havik and Joshua B. Forrest

Postscript

The saga to publish the Voices of the People

Miguel Carter

About the authors