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Ethnic politics and democratic transition in Rwanda / / David E. Kiwuwa



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Autore: Kiwuwa David Visualizza persona
Titolo: Ethnic politics and democratic transition in Rwanda / / David E. Kiwuwa Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
Disciplina: 320.967571089
Soggetto topico: Democratization - Rwanda
Conflict management - Rwanda
Ethnicity - Political aspects - Rwanda
Democratization
Ethnicity - Political aspects
Soggetto geografico: Rwanda Ethnic relations Political aspects
Rwanda Politics and government
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [166]-198) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- A general theoretical analysis: ethnicity (ethnopolitics) and democratic transition -- The fallacy of existing transition models: consociationalism revisited -- Rwanda: the pre-colonial and colonial background -- The first republic (1959-1973) -- When democratic transition killed -- Slouching towards democratic transition -- Crowning the transition? the 2003 legislative and presidential elections -- conclusion.
Sommario/riassunto: This book offers an examination of how a deeply divided post-conflict society embarks on democratic transition. Using Rwanda as the case study, it combines analysis of democratic transition and ethnopolitical debate, asking why deeply divided ethnic societies have a tendency to fail.Though marginalised in existing literature on democratic transition, this path-breaking book shows how ethnicity has a significant impact on the direction and success of democratic process. The initial failure of democratic transition in Rwanda shows that the current regime will need to be sensitive to et
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ISBN: 1-283-58696-7
9786613899415
0-203-11987-8
1-136-31756-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910827258303321
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Serie: Democratization Studies