Political Protest in Contemporary Kenya: Change and Continuities

ISBN-13: 9781032238661 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 222 str.

Jacob Mwathi Mati

Opis

This book analyzes the emergence, strategies and outcomes of the struggle to embed democratic governance and constitutional order in Kenya, showcasing both the power and limits of citizen’s agency in struggles for transforming a postcolonial African state.

Spis treści

1. The Seeds of Contemporary Kenyan Constitutional Reform Struggles: An Introduction  2. Crystallisation of the Constitutional Change Movement  3. The Ufungamano Initiative: A Movement of Movements  4. Leadership, Framing, and Mobilisation Strategies  5. Success and its Paradoxes  6. A Dream Deferred  7. Uncivil Energy Begets Civil Ends  8. A Turning Point When History Failed to Turn?  9. Conclusion 

O autorze

Jacob Mwathi Mati is a senior lecturer in sociology at Sol Plaatje University, South Africa and an associate research fellow at the Society, Work & Politics (SWOP) Institute at The University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.