(Ebook) Regime Change and Succession Politics in Africa Five Decades of Misrule 1st Edition by Maurice Nyamanga Amutabi, Shadrack Wanjala Nasongo ISBN 9780415534086 0415534089

1 Regime Change and Succession Politics in Africa Introduction

Introduction

The one-party state and the betrayal of democracy in africa

The dynamics of regime change and succession politics in africa

Toward institutional maturity?

The need for new social contracts

Chapter summaries

2 Political Leadership and Development in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania

Introduction

Conceptual framework

An overview of the trend of development in east africa

Political leadership and development in east africa

The case of uganda

The case of kenya

The case of tanzania

Conclusion

3 Ethnicity and Regime Change in Ethiopia

Introduction

The genesis of ethnicity in ethiopian politics

Ethnicity in imperial ethiopia

Ethnicity during the derg

Federal ethiopia

Conclusion

4 Beyond Dictatorship in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Introduction

Dictatorship or the era of olinga, olinga te

Neo-reformism or the advent of ‘improved' dictatorship

The advent of joseph kabila kabange

Beyond dictatorship: what remedies?

Conclusion

5 The Trajectory of Iniquitous Dictatorship in Zimbabwe Implications for Democratization in Southern Africa and Beyond

Introduction

The matabeleland massacres and the co-optation of zapu

The zimbabwe unity movement (zum)

The movement for democratic change (mdc)

Operation murambatsvina and the economic crisis

The 2008 harmonized elections

The presidential run-off elections

The government of national unity (gnu)

The government of national unity: messiah or false messiah?

Conclusion: wither zimbabwe?

6 Regime Dynamics and Democratic Consolidation in Lesotho

Introduction

The concept of political regime and regime dynamics

Political developments and succession politics in lesotho

Regime dynamics in lesotho

Conclusion: lessons on the way forward

7 Democratic Governance and Human Security in Africa Discourse on the Fourth Republic in Nigeria

Introduction

Conceptual and theoretical frameworks

Human security

Democratic governance and human security in nigeria's fourth republic

Conclusion

8 Democratization and the Politics of Self-Succession in Nigeria

Introduction

Conceptual and theoretical perspectives

Interrogation of the history of political transitions in nigeria

The politics of self-succession in nigeria: babangida, abacha, and obasanjo

Conclusion

9 Politics of Change The Notion of ‘Giving' and Feminist Struggles in Uganda

Introduction

The “no change” paradigm

The “no change” paradigm and women positionality in uganda

Citizenship, democracy and accountability

The effects of the “either/or” paradigm

Chains of power and corruption via decentralization

Conclusion: implications for feminism in uganda

10 The Quest for Gender Parity in Southern African Politics

Introduction

Setting the targets: international instruments and provisions

Women's achievements in the third wave

Measures and actions: extending a special dispensation

Obstacles to women's advancement in politics

The struggle continues: toward gender parity

Conclusion

11 Regime Change, Succession Politics, and the Language Question

Introduction

North africa: in algeria a unifying language policy continues to divide

Southern africa: south africa attempts linguistic reconciliation

East africa: tanzanian high hopes for the lingua franca

West africa: nigerian languages after amalgamation

Conclusion

12 The Power of Language and the Politics of Regime Change in Africa

Introduction

Language politics and african development

Challenges of language planning in multilingual africa

Linguistic nationalism and identity politics in africa

Conclusion

13 Political Imagination and the Battle of Discourses in Africa Notes on Africa, I Will Fleece You (1992), Tears of the Sun (2003), and Beyond the Gates (2006)

Introduction

Political imagination and the battle of discourses

Hollywood productions vs. colonial legacy

Conclusion

14 ‘Monopoly Politikos' An Account of a De Facto One-Party State and Lack of Regime Change in Botswana

Introduction

Authoritarian liberalism, empowered elites, and enfeeble masses

Civil society

Freedom of speech and freedom to hold opinions

Developmental state

Opposition political parties

Resources and electoral campaign

Abuse of state resources and corruption

Demonizing the opposition

The electoral system

Botswana's 2009 elections

Bdp split and opposition cooperation

Trade unions and politics

Conclusion

Bibliography

Contributors

Index