The Socio-Cultural, Ethnic and Historic Foundations of Kenya's Electoral Violence: Democracy on Fire

ISBN-13: 9780367592776 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 164 str.

Stephen Magu

Opis

This book investigates the origins of ethnic conflict during electoral periods in Kenya beginning with the multi-party era of democratization. The author demonstrates that socio-cultural traditions have led to the collaboration (and frequent conflict) between the Kikuyu and Kalenjin that has dominated power and politics in independent Kenya

Spis treści

Preamble

Introduction

Chapter 1: A Brief History of Kenya: From Colony to Independence

Chapter 2: Post-Independence, Succession, Autocracy and Global Geopolitics

Chapter 3: Democracy, Our Way, and Multiparty Politics

Chapter 4: Change to Believe in: New Beginnings

Chapter 5: Reconfiguring the Politiscape: Return of History and the End of Hope

Chapter 6: Resolving Kenya’s Complex Socio-Historical Contestations

Chapter 7: Contemporary Kenya: First Half Century and Opportunities

Chapter 8: Concluding thoughts: 2017, Lessons of 2007, 2010 and 2013

O autorze

Stephen M. Magu is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Hampton University, USA.