Military, Politics and Democratization in Southern Africa
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-35228-7 (ISBN)
This book explores multiple challenges faced by democratization in Southern Africa. Applying a wider lens to the concept of political transition and employing a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches, the contributions gathered here explore residual political cultural practices that hinder democratic consolidation in Southern Africa. Presenting various case studies, the book tackles themes such as the military-political nexus, leadership renewal, constitutionalism, electoral politics, election violence, marginalization of women, civil society and political transition, media framing and transitional justice.
Written from a multidisciplinary perspective and drawing on empirical data from multiple sources, this edited volume challenges orthodox conceptualizations of political transition. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of political science, African studies, and related fields, as well as policy-makers and professionals interested in thelatest political developments in Southern Africa.
lt;b>Tendai Chari is Senior Lecturer and National Research Foundation (NRF) C3 Rated Researcher at the University of Venda, South Africa. He holds a Ph.D. in Media Studies from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. He is Co-editor of Global Pandemics and Media Ethics: Issues and Perspectives (Routledge 2023).
Patrick Dzimiri is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Human Sciences, Politics and International Relations Unit, University of Venda, South Africa. He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Pretoria. He has published extensively in internationally accredited journals and contributed book chapters.
Chapter 1. Introduction. Rethinking political transition in southern Africa: threats and challenges to democratic consolidation (Tendai Chari).- Part I. Military and Political Transition.- Chapter 2. Praetorianism and political transitions in Lesotho: A critique of the Lesotho military (Dylan Yanano Mangani).- Chapter 3. The Military and politics in Zimbabwe, 1970s to 2018 (Gilbert Tarugarira).- Chapter 4. Political leadership in Zimbabwe in the aftermath of the military coup. Change without change? (Mazorodze Washington).- Chapter 5. Military orchestrated leadership change in Zimbabwe and the quest for political transition (Patrick Dzimiri).- Chapter 6. Political transition and (anti)democratic culture in Zimbabwe: Press discourses on the November 2017 Military Coup (Tendai Chari).- Part II. Electoral Politics and Democratisation.- Chapter 7. Fresh presidential election in Malawi, June 2020: Implications on Malawi's democracy (Tiyesere Mercy Chikapa- Jamali).
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.08.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development |
| Zusatzinfo | XXIX, 278 p. 11 illus., 10 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 629 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften | |
| Schlagworte | African politics • Consolidation • Constitutionalism • Democratic Transition • Democratization • Electoral reforms in Africa • Electoral violence and gender • Militarization of politics • Peace-Building Initiatives • Political transition • Southern African region • Transformation |
| ISBN-10 | 3-031-35228-9 / 3031352289 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-031-35228-7 / 9783031352287 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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