Unity Governments and the Politics of Power Sharing in Africa

Beschreibung

Neuware -A new phenomenon seems to be emerging in Africa that sees rival political parties ¿uniting¿ in the aftermath of disputed elections to form inclusive governments in the interim to implementing structural political reform. Kenya and Zimbabwe illustrate this emerging trend following the implementation of power sharing arrangements in 2008 and 2009 respectively. With almost all previous power sharing agreements ending in conflict, arguments on post-electoral power sharing remain focused on the importance of preserving ¿peace¿ for the greater good of the nation and the presumed contributions of these arrangements in attaining party objectives and furtherance to democracy. While there is no doubt that effective unity is desirable in both countries, it is indeed important to determine what trends these new arrangements set for African politics and development; especially in the cases of Kenya and Zimbabwe where recent post-electoral violence has ensued concern over the corrosion of democracy as we have come to know. The purpose of this research is to contribute to the newly emerging and contentious field of power-sharing politics across Africa.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliografische Details

Titel

Unity Governments and the Politics of Power Sharing in Africa

Verlag

LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Feb 2015

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN-10

3659682268

ISBN-13

9783659682261

Einband

Taschenbuch

Zustand

Neu

Abmessungen

220B x 150 H x 4 T Millimeter Breite: 220 mm, Höhe: 150 mm, Tiefe: 4 mm

Gewicht

107 Gramm