Power Politics in Zimbabwe / / Michael Bratton.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Bratton, Michael,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (281 p.)

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, he explores key challenges of political transition: constitution making, elections, security-sector reform, and transitional justice.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Power Politics -- 2. Political Settlements -- Part 1. The Roots of Repression -- 3. The Colonial Political Settlement -- 4. The Independence Political Settlement -- 5. A Period of Crisis, 2000–2008 -- Part 2. Power-Sharing Settlements -- 6. African Experiences with Power Sharing -- 7. Zimbabwe’s Power-Sharing Settlement, 2008–2013 -- Part 3. The Challenges of Reform -- 8. Rewriting Zimbabwe’s Constitution -- 9. Improving Electoral Conduct? -- 10. Approaching Security Sector Reform -- 11. Tackling Transitional Justice -- Part 4. Conclusion -- 12. Reflections on Theory and Policy -- Acronyms -- References -- Index