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Military, Politics and Democratization in Southern Africa : The Quest for Political Transition / edited by Tendai Chari, Patrick Dzimiri

Chari, Tendai [Herausgeberin/-geber] ; Dzimiri, Patrick [Herausgeberin/-geber]

1st ed. 2023.

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland [2023.] ; Cham : Imprint: Springer [2023.], 2023

1 Online-Ressource(XXIX, 278 p. 11 illus., 10 illus. in color.)

Englisch

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978-3-031-35229-4

978-3-031-35228-7 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 978-3-031-35230-0 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 978-3-031-35231-7 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1007/978-3-031-35229-4

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FIV Notation: RF03: Afrika südlich der Sahara / Südliches Afrika ; SF01.01: Staat / Politisches System/Verfassung / Politischer Systemwandel/Demokratisierung ; SF07: Staat / Militär und Gesellschaft/Staat ; SF06: Staat / Innere Sicherheit/Innerstaatlicher Konflikt

bicssc: JP ; bicssc: 1H ; bisacsh: POL053000

GND-Schlagwörter: Südafrika (Kontinent) ; Demokratisierung ; Politischer Wandel ; Politisches System ; Innere Sicherheit ; Unruhen ; Innenpolitik ; Politische Elite ; Politische Führung

FIV-Themen: Südliches Afrika ; Demokratisierung ; Politischer Wandel ; Übergang zwischen politischen Systemen ; Verhältnis Militär - Gesellschaft ; Innere Sicherheit ; Politische Unruhen ; Innenpolitik ; Politische Elite ; Politische Führung (Gruppe)

FIV-Aspekte: Staatsstreich/Militärputsch ; Wahl/Abstimmung ; Verfassungsstaatlichkeit ; Frauen ; Zivilgesellschaft ; Massenmedien ; Transitional Justice

LOC-SH: Africa ; Political science. ; Economic development. ; Comparative government. ; World politics. ; Political leadership.

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).

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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 the latest political developments in Southern Africa.