Power Politics in Zimbabwe

• Autore: Bratton Michael
• Pubblicazione: Boulder, CO : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2015; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 pages)
• Disciplina: 968.9105
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Title page -- copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- ch1-Power Politics -- A Settlement Under Stress -- The Problem of Power Politics -- Outline of the Book -- Notes -- ch2-Political Settlements -- Framework -- A Wide-Angle Lens -- Actors, Interests, and Institutions -- Explaining Settlement Outcomes -- Institutions: Continuity and Change -- Elite Political Culture -- Notes -- Part1-The Roots of Repression -- ch3-The Colonial-Political Settlement -- Precolonial Foundations -- The Colonial Settlement -- Toward Mass Nationalism -- The White Rebellion -- The Independence War -- An Internal Settlement -- Colonial Legacies -- Notes -- ch4-The Independence Political Settlement -- The Lancaster House Agreement -- Consolidating State Power -- Development or Corruption? -- Figure 4.1 Elections in Zimbabwe: Performance of ZANU-PF, 1980-2008 -- Politicizing the State -- Liberalizing the Economy -- A Nascent Opposition -- An Unraveling Settlement -- Notes -- ch5-A Period of Crisis, 2000-2008 -- Descent into Violence -- Table 5.1 Politically Motivated Human Rights Violations, 2000-2001 -- Abandoning the Rule of Law -- Militarization of the State -- A Collapsing Economy -- Table 5.2 Key Economic Indicators in Zimbabwe, 2000-2008 -- The Disputed 2008 Elections -- A Critical Juncture -- Notes -- Part2-Power-Sharing Settlements -- ch6-African Experiences with Power Sharing -- The Proliferation of Power Sharing -- Dismantling Settler Rule: The Case of South Africa -- Ending Civil Wars: The Case of Sierra Leone -- Similarities and Differences -- Notes -- ch7-Zimbabwe's Power-Sharing Settlement, 2008-2013 -- The Global Political Agreement -- A Balance Sheet -- Table 7.1 Implementation of the Global Political Agreement, February 2009-December 2012 -- A Fragile Social Coalition -- An Evolving Public Mood. ; Table 7.2 Voting Intentions by Political Party, Zimbabwe, 2006-2012 (percentage) -- Accounting for Power Sharing -- Notes -- Part3-The Challenges of Reform -- ch8-Rewriting Zimbabwe's Constitution -- Constitution Making: Elite or Popular? -- Zimbabwe's Mutilated Constitution -- Contending Views on Constitutional Reform -- The Process of Constitutional Reform -- Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution -- Conclusion -- Notes -- ch9-Improving Electoral Conduct? -- Elections Under Autocracy -- Reforming Electoral Institutions -- Back on the Campaign Trail -- Whither Political Parties? -- A Changed Electoral Context -- The 2013 Elections -- Comparative Reflections -- Notes -- ch10-Approaching Security Sector Reform -- The Military: Political or Professional? -- The Evolution of the Security Sector -- The Structure of the Security Sector -- An Unreformed Military -- Issues in Security Sector Reform -- Toward a Soft Landing? -- Notes -- ch11-Tackling Transitional Justice -- Dilemmas of Transitional Justice -- A Menu of Mechanisms -- A History of Impunity -- New Justice Initiatives -- Popular Views of Transitional Justice -- A Difficult Tradeoff -- Notes -- Part4-Conclusion -- ch12-Reflections on Theory and Policy -- The Past as Present -- Lessons for Theory -- Lessons for Policy -- A Way Ahead? -- Notes -- Acronyms -- References -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Zimbabwe's July 2013 election brought the country's "inclusive" power-sharing interlude to an end and installed Mugabe and ZANU-PF for yet another--its seventh--term. Why? What explains the resilience of authoritarian rule in Zimbabwe? Tracing the country's elusive search for political stability across the decades, Michael Bratton offers a careful analysis of the failed power-sharing experiment, an account of its institutional origins, and an explanation of its demise. In the process, he explores key challenges of political transition: constitution making, elections, security-sector reform, and transitional justice.
• Titolo autorizzato: Power Politics in Zimbabwe
• ISBN: 1-62637-525-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910494602203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II