Election Violence In Zimbabwe

Author : Vimbai Chaumba Kwashirai
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108120857
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Election Violence in Zimbabwe written by Vimbai Chaumba Kwashirai and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-03-02 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ramifications of election violence in Zimbabwe are huge and ongoing, and the loss of lives in the quest for democratic rights might be regarded as the foremost tragedy of post-colonial Zimbabwe. In this book, Vimbai Chaumba Kwashirai examines the prevalence of electoral violence in Zimbabwe from the early 1980s to the present day. With a range of rich examples, Kwashirai offers a nuanced analysis of the overt and covert forms of violence that have pervaded the country's general elections. While remaining attentive to the specifics of the Zimbabwean political landscape, Kwashirai addresses broader debates in African politics, and shows how insidious violence, ethnic tensions and the weakness of opposition parties serve to undermine democracy across Africa. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, he explores the various ways in which violence can be understood and, crucially, how it might be prevented.

Author : Dorina Akosua Oduraa Bekoe
Publisher : United States Institute of Peace Press
ISBN 13 : 9781601271365
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Voting in Fear written by Dorina Akosua Oduraa Bekoe and published by United States Institute of Peace Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine contributors offer pioneering work on the scope and nature of electoral violence in Africa; investigate the forms electoral violence takes; and analyze the factors that precipitate, reduce, and prevent violence. The book breaks new ground with findings from the only known dataset of electoral violence in sub-Saharan Africa, spanning 1990 to 2008. Specific case studies of electoral violence in countries such as Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria provide the context to further understanding the circumstances under which electoral violence takes place, recedes, or recurs.

Author : Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Political Violence Report for ... written by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Who is Responsible? written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1786992310
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Violence in African Elections written by Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2018-04-15 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multiparty elections have become the bellwether by which all democracies are judged, and the spread of these systems across Africa has been widely hailed as a sign of the continent’s progress towards stability and prosperity. But such elections bring their own challenges, particularly the often intense internecine violence following disputed results. While the consequences of such violence can be profound, undermining the legitimacy of the democratic process and in some cases plunging countries into civil war or renewed dictatorship, little is known about the causes. By mapping, analysing and comparing instances of election violence in different localities across Africa – including Kenya, Ivory Coast and Uganda – this collection of detailed case studies sheds light on the underlying dynamics and sub-national causes behind electoral conflicts, revealing them to be the result of a complex interplay between democratisation and the older, patronage-based system of ‘Big Man’ politics. Essential for scholars and policymakers across the social sciences and humanities interested in democratization, peace-keeping and peace studies, Violence in African Elections provides important insights into why some communities prove more prone to electoral violence than others, offering practical suggestions for preventing violence through improved electoral monitoring, voter education, and international assistance.

Author : L. M. Sachikonye
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 1779221649
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When a State Turns on its Citizens written by L. M. Sachikonye and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2011 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: Sunnyside, Auckland Park, South Africa: Jacana Media, 2011.

Author : Bruce Bueno De Mesquita
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262261774
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Logic of Political Survival written by Bruce Bueno De Mesquita and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2005-01-14 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of this ambitious book address a fundamental political question: why are leaders who produce peace and prosperity turned out of office while those who preside over corruption, war, and misery endure? Considering this political puzzle, they also answer the related economic question of why some countries experience successful economic development and others do not. The authors construct a provocative theory on the selection of leaders and present specific formal models from which their central claims can be deduced. They show how political leaders allocate resources and how institutions for selecting leaders create incentives for leaders to pursue good and bad public policy. They also extend the model to explain the consequences of war on political survival. Throughout the book, they provide illustrations from history, ranging from ancient Sparta to Vichy France, and test the model against statistics gathered from cross-national data. The authors explain the political intuition underlying their theory in nontechnical language, reserving formal proofs for chapter appendixes. They conclude by presenting policy prescriptions based on what has been demonstrated theoretically and empirically.

Author : Kathleen Klaus
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108488501
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Political Violence in Kenya written by Kathleen Klaus and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of land and natural resource conflict as a source of political violence, focusing on election violence in Kenya.

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Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Report on Post-election Violence written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report documents post-election violence that took place immediately following the general election of 2000. The excesses of army personnel are documented in various newspaper reports reproduced in this document.

Author : Tiseke Kasambala
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781564323248
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book "Bullets for Each of You" written by Tiseke Kasambala and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On March 29, 2008, Zimbabweans cast their ballots in presidential, parliamentary, senatorial and local council elections, the first synchronized elections since changes to the constitution in 2007. This report documents serious electoral flaws and human rights abuses, primarily by the government and President Robert Mugabe's ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), which have undermined a free and fair vote."--Publisher's website.