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| Author | : Makau Mutua |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 348 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
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Tracing the trajectory of postcolonial politics, Makau Mutua maps the political forces that have shaped contemporary Kenya. He also critically explores efforts on the part of both civil society and the political opposition to reform the state. Analyzing the tortuous efforts since independence to create a sustainable, democratic state, he uses the struggle over constitutional reform as a window for understanding the larger struggles confronting Kenyan society.
| Author | : Samuel Kobia |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 88 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : Africa |
| ISBN | : |
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| Author | : Shadrack W. Nasong'o |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 367 |
| Release | : 2008-02-29 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1848131763 |
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The path towards democracy in Kenya has been long and often tortuous. Though it has been trumpeted as a goal for decades, democratic government has never been fully realised, largely as a result of the authoritarian excesses of the Kenyatta, Moi and Kibaki regimes. This uniquely comprehensive study of Kenya's political trajectory shows how the struggle for democracy has been waged in civil society, through opposition parties, and amongst traditionally marginalised groups like women and the young. It also considers the remaining impediments to democratisation, in the form of a powerful police force and damaging structural adjustment policies. Thus, the authors argue, democratisation in Kenya is a laborious and non-linear process. Kenyans' recent electoral successes, the book concludes, have empowered them and reinvigorated the prospects for democracy, heralding a more autonomous and peaceful twenty-first century.
| Author | : Raila Odinga |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 125 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : Democracy |
| ISBN | : 9789966105769 |
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| Author | : Godwin R. Murunga |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 2014-12-11 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1780323670 |
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The aftermath of recent Kenyan elections has been marred by violence and an apparent crisis in democratic governance, with the negotiated settlement resulting from the 2007 election bringing into sharp focus longstanding problems of state and society. The broader reform process has involved electoral, judicial and security-sector reforms, among others, which in turn revolve around constitutional reforms. Written by a gathering of eminent specialists, this highly original volume interrogates the roots and impact of the 2010 constitution. It explains why reforms were blocked in the past but were successful this time around, and explores the scope for their implementation in the face of continued resistance by powerful groups. In doing so, the book demonstrates that the Kenyan experience carries significance well past its borders, speaking to debates surrounding social justice and national cohesion across the African continent and beyond.
| Author | : Fakhreddin AZIMI |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 512 |
| Release | : 2009-06-30 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0674020367 |
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"In a book that provides essential context for understanding modern Iran, Fakherddin Azami present a trenchant narrative- of the history of Iran over the last century, covering political-constitutional developments, society, civic culture, ideology, foreign relations, the economy, and the confrontation between traditionalism and modernity." "In an original account of the revolution of 1978-1979, which overthrew the monarchy, Azimi underlines the salience of democratic aspirations and shows how the rise of the Islamic Republic has boosted the deeply rooted democratic urges in the country." "Based on wide-ranging, original research, this probing and passionate book offers vital historical analysis and addresses issues that remain profoundly relevant to the lives of contemporary Iranians, Equally important, Azimi dispels many misunderstandings about democracy, civic life, and Islamism in Middle Eastern and Muslim societies."--Jacket.
| Author | : Nanjala Nyabola |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 291 |
| Release | : 2018-11-15 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 178699433X |
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From the upheavals of recent national elections to the success of the #MyDressMyChoice feminist movement, digital platforms have already had a dramatic impact on political life in Kenya – one of the most electronically advanced countries in Africa. While the impact of the Digital Age on Western politics has been extensively debated, there is still little appreciation of how it has been felt in developing countries such as Kenya, where Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and other online platforms are increasingly a part of everyday life. Written by a respected Kenyan activist and researcher at the forefront of political online struggles, this book presents a unique contribution to the debate on digital democracy. For traditionally marginalised groups, particularly women and people with disabilities, digital spaces have allowed Kenyans to build new communities which transcend old ethnic and gender divisions. But the picture is far from wholly positive. Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics explores the drastic efforts being made by elites to contain online activism, as well as how 'fake news', a failed digital vote-counting system and the incumbent president's recruitment of Cambridge Analytica contributed to tensions around the 2017 elections. Reframing digital democracy from the African perspective, Nyabola's ground-breaking work opens up new ways of understanding our current global online era.
| Author | : Dominic Burbidge |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 167 |
| Release | : 2016-03-09 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1317016181 |
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Why has democracy failed to reduce corruption in Kenya? Framing the challenge in game theoretical terms, Dominic Burbidge examines how mutual expectations between citizens dictate the success or failure of political reforms. Since 1992, Kenya has conducted multiparty elections with the hope of promoting accountability and transparency in government. This is being undermined by ongoing corruption and an increasingly centralised state response to terrorism. Providing a nuanced assessment of democracy’s difficult road in Kenya, Burbidge discusses the independent role being played by widespread social expectations of corruption. Through tracking average views of the average person, it is possible to identify a threshold beyond which society suffers mutually reinforcing negative social expectations. This trend is the shadow of Kenyan democracy, and must be treated as a policy challenge on its own terms before institutional reforms will be successful.
| Author | : Samantha Balaton-Chrimes |
| Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
| Total Pages | : 203 |
| Release | : 2015-03-28 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1472440684 |
Download Ethnicity, Democracy and Citizenship in Africa Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
As an ethnic minority the Nubians of Kenya are struggling for equal citizenship by asserting themselves as indigenous and autochthonous to Kibera, one of Nairobi’s most notorious slums. Having settled there after being brought by the British colonial authorities from Sudan as soldiers, this appears a peculiar claim to make. It is a claim that illuminates the hierarchical nature of Kenya’s ethnicised citizenship regime and the multi-faceted nature of citizenship itself. This book explores two kinds of citizenship deficits; those experienced by the Nubians in Kenya and, more centrally, those which represent the limits of citizenship theories. The author argues for an understanding of citizenship as made up of multiple component parts: status, rights and membership, which are often disaggregated through time, across geographic spaces and amongst different people. This departure from a unitary language of citizenship allows a novel analysis of the central role of ethnicity in the recognition of political membership and distribution of political goods in Kenya. Such an analysis generates important insights into the risks and possibilities of a relationship between ethnicity and democracy that is of broad, global relevance.
| Author | : Norman N Miller |
| Publisher | : Westview Press |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 1984-10-25 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : |
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General study, political development, economic and social development, economic conditions, life style, Kenya - bibliography, maps, photographs, statistical tables.
