ISBN:
9780191853227
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 761 Seiten)
Series Statement:
Oxford handbooks online
Series Statement:
Political Science
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als The Oxford handbook of Kenyan politics
DDC:
320.967620904
Keywords:
Kenya ; Politics and government ; 20th century
;
Kenya ; Politics and government ; 21st century
;
Kenya Politics and government 20th century
;
Kenya Politics and government 21st century
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Kenia
;
Politik
Abstract:
Kenya is one of the most politically dynamic and influential countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Today, it is known in equal measure as a country that has experienced great highs and tragic lows. In the 1960s and 1970s, Kenya was seen as a success story of development in the periphery, and also led the way in terms of democratic breakthroughs in 2010, when a new Constitution devolved power and placed new constraints on the president. However, the country has also made international headlines for the kind of political instability that occurs when electoral violence is expressed along ethnic lines, such as during the "Kenya crisis" of 2007/2008, when over 1,000 people lost their lives and almost 700,000 were displaced. This Handbook explains these developments and many more, drawing together 50 specially commissioned chapters by leading researchers.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 27, 2020)
DOI:
10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198815693.001.0001
URL:
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