Convergence of State & Youth Violence in Kenyan Political Transitions - Masinjila, Masheti
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Three interconnected indicators highlight the multifaceted relationship between violence and political transitions in Kenya: the role of the state, activities of informal youth formations (IYFs), and the effects of displacement of communities often expressed in pervasive sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). State presence is felt through the government of the day consisting a mix of elected and unelected political elite working with top level state bureaucrats. The fact that Kenyan political parties show affinity to ethnic mobilization around strong personalities means that at any time the…mehr

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Three interconnected indicators highlight the multifaceted relationship between violence and political transitions in Kenya: the role of the state, activities of informal youth formations (IYFs), and the effects of displacement of communities often expressed in pervasive sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). State presence is felt through the government of the day consisting a mix of elected and unelected political elite working with top level state bureaucrats. The fact that Kenyan political parties show affinity to ethnic mobilization around strong personalities means that at any time the government of the day is commonly identified with perpetuation of particular ethnic interests. Power held by such elite interests is usually to the detriment of competing ethnic groups or political coalitions from rival ethnic groups. The line between political and criminal action is blurred during transitions with criminal associations and networks spawned during conflict mutating and evolving in response to new opportunities for politicized criminal enterprise. The accrued legacy of a violent political culture persists in the militarised sense of masculinity prevalent in many communities.
Autorenporträt
Masheti Masinjila is a social policy researcher with a bias towards gender responsive analysis. He has experience as a member of academic faculty at Universities in Kenya as well as visiting lecturer at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire USA. He has conducted many social science studies within the Africa region.