Power Politics in Zimbabwe |
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| Author:
| Bratton, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62637-525-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2014 |
| Publisher: | Lynne Rienner Publishers
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $28.50 |
Book Description:
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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,...
More DescriptionZimbabwe'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.