Autocratization in contemporary Uganda : clientelism, coercion and social control / edited by Moses Khisa.
| Other author | Khisa, Moses editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London ; New York : Zed Books, 2024. |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | xvi, 297 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Clientelism, coercion and social control |
| Contents | Theory and Trajectory of Autocratization in Contemporary Uganda / Moses Khisa -- CLIENTELISM AND RESOURCES -- Political Clientelism and Museveni's Authoritarianism / Nelson Kasfir -- "The one and only Revolutionary President": Heritage, Memory and the Personalisation of NRM Rule / Jonathan Fisher and Stephanie Cawood -- Museveni and Government-Foreign Business Relations in the Electricity Sector / Roger Tangri and Andrew M. Mwenda -- CO-OPTATION, COERCION & SOCIAL CONTROL -- State Co-optation of Feminism: Unpacking the Paradoxes of Political Representation / Tabitha Mulyampiti -- Obstructing Civil Society: State Backlash, Co-optation and Coping Mechanisms / Mesharch W. Katusiimeh -- Uncertainty, Militarism and the Politics of Regime Survival / Sabastian Rwengabo -- The Military as an Instrument of Regime Survival / Gerald Bareebe -- Institutionalized Arbitrariness as Autocratic Adaptability / Rebecca Tapscott -- INSTITUTIONS AND COALITION POLITICS -- Between Change and Continuity in the Ruling Coalition / Moses Khisa -- Autocratization by Elections / Anders Sjögren -- From Movement to Multiparty: The State and the Role of Political Parties / Frederick Golooba-Mutebi and Mesharch W. Katusiimeh -- CONCLUSION. Uganda at Political Crossroads? / Moses Khisa and Sabastiano Rwengabo. |
| Abstract | "Autocratization in Contemporary Uganda analyses two interrelated outcomes: autocratisation, manifest in the deepening of personalist rule or Musevenism, and the regime resilience that has made Museveni one of Africa's current-longest surviving rulers. How has this feat been possible, and what has been the trajectory of Museveni's increasingly autocratic rule? Surveying that trajectory since 1986, the book takes as its primary focus the years since 2005; bringing to the fore the 'autocratic turn', placing it within a broader comparative lens, and enriching it with comparative references to cases outside of Uganda. While positing the notion of 'autocratic adaptability' as a defining hallmark of Museveni's rule, the book examines the factors and forces that have made that adaptability possible, analysing the dynamics around three keys themes: institutions, resources, and coalitions. Through empirical research, each chapter seeks to demonstrate how either one or two of these three variables have functioned in propelling autocratization and assuring regime resilience - producing theoretical and and comparative implications that reach beyond Uganda"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Autocratization in contemporary Uganda London ; New York : Zed Books, 2024 9781350323551 |
| LCCN | 2023031366 |
| ISBN | 9781350323537 |
| ISBN | 1350323535 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| ISBN | (epdf) |
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