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Withholding Political Authority: Civil Society And People's Power In Zimbabwe, A. Scott Dupree
Withholding Political Authority: Civil Society And People's Power In Zimbabwe, A. Scott Dupree
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The relationship of civil society to the state is rarely antagonistic and at most times supportive. The political regime and civil society are taken to be interdependent social structures that interact through hegemonic, supportive and socially constructed dimensions. Given this interdependency, when does civil society challenge authority or does its efforts rise to the level of a people's power revolution? When does it act to dismantle the political regime or seek to reconstruct it? This project attempts to shed light on how civil society mobilizes a people's power capable of challenging political authority through the story of its ongoing struggles …
Museveni's Centralization Of Power: The Political Economy Of Development In Uganda, Nathan Vasher
Museveni's Centralization Of Power: The Political Economy Of Development In Uganda, Nathan Vasher
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This thesis develops a model of structural power in society that builds upon Weber's notion that several types of power exist in societies and that these types of power operate differently within societies. The purpose of this model is to help explain the political economy of development during Museveni's tenure. The thesis argues that Museveni has centralized power through a complex system of patronage and repression. Furthermore, Museveni's transformation from the leader of a cadre of `new breed leaders' to `just another African big man' results from his choice to centralize power as a means of achieving his revolutionary goals. …