Election Violence in Zimbabwe : Human Rights, Politics and Power

著者名：Kwashirai, Vimbai Chaumba

Cambridge University Press（2023/03/02発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9781107190818
• eISBN：9781108120852

Description

The ramifications of election violence in Zimbabwe are huge and ongoing, and the loss of lives in the quest for democratic rights might be regarded as the foremost tragedy of post-colonial Zimbabwe. In this book, Vimbai Chaumba Kwashirai examines the prevalence of electoral violence in Zimbabwe from the early 1980s to the present day. With a range of rich examples, Kwashirai offers a nuanced analysis of the overt and covert forms of violence that have pervaded the country's general elections. While remaining attentive to the specifics of the Zimbabwean political landscape, Kwashirai addresses broader debates in African politics, and shows how insidious violence, ethnic tensions and the weakness of opposition parties serve to undermine democracy across Africa. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, he explores the various ways in which violence can be understood and, crucially, how it might be prevented.

Table of Contents

Part I. Violence – a Colonial Curse: The 1980 General Elections; Part II. Zanu PF and PF Zapu Violence: The 1985 General Elections; Part III. New Enemy in the 1990 Elections was Zum; Part IV. Zanu PF on Zanu PF Violence in 1995; Part V. What Presidential Election in 1996?; Part VI. The Movement for Democratic Change was Number 1 Enemy in 2000; Part VII. Presidential Election in 2002; Part VIII. What General Elections in 2005?; Part IX. Disharmony in the 2008 Harmonised Elections; Part X. Violence in the 2013 Elections.