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Record Nr.

UNINA9910739462803321

Titolo

Military, Politics and Democratization in Southern Africa : The Quest for Political Transition / / edited by Tendai Chari, Patrick Dzimiri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

9783031352294

3031352297

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (xxix, 278 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, , 2198-7270

Altri autori (Persone)

ChariTendai

DzimiriPatrick

Disciplina

320.968

Soggetti

Africa - Politics and government

Political science

Economic development

Comparative government

World politics

Political leadership

African Politics

Governance and Government

Development Studies

Comparative Politics

Political History

Political Leadership

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction. Rethinking political transition in southern Africa: threats and challenges to democratic consolidation (Tendai Chari) -- Part I. Military and Political Transition -- Chapter 2. Praetorianism and political transitions in Lesotho: A critique of the Lesotho military (Dylan Yanano Mangani) -- Chapter 3. The Military and politics in Zimbabwe, 1970s to 2018 (Gilbert Tarugarira) -- Chapter 4. Political leadership in Zimbabwe in the aftermath of the military coup. Change without change? (Mazorodze Washington) -- Chapter 5.



Military orchestrated leadership change in Zimbabwe and the quest for political transition (Patrick Dzimiri) -- Chapter 6. Political transition and (anti)democratic culture in Zimbabwe: Press discourses on the November 2017 Military Coup (Tendai Chari) -- Part II. Electoral Politics and Democratisation -- Chapter 7. Fresh presidential election in Malawi, June 2020: Implications on Malawi’s democracy (Tiyesere Mercy Chikapa- Jamali).

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores multiple challenges faced by democratization in Southern Africa. Applying a wider lens to the concept of political transition and employing a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches, the contributions gathered here explore residual political cultural practices that hinder democratic consolidation in Southern Africa. Presenting various case studies, the book tackles themes such as the military-political nexus, leadership renewal, constitutionalism, electoral politics, election violence, marginalization of women, civil society and political transition, media framing and transitional justice. Written from a multidisciplinary perspective and drawing on empirical data from multiple sources, this edited volume challenges orthodox conceptualizations of political transition. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of political science, African studies, and related fields, as well as policy-makers and professionals interested inthe latest political developments in Southern Africa.