David E Kiwuwa

Ethnic Politics and Democratic Transition in Rwanda

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Produktbeschreibung

This book offers an examination of how a deeply divided post-conflict society embarks on democratic transition. Using Rwanda as the case study, it combines analysis of democratic transition and ethnopolitical debate, asking why deeply divided ethnic societies have a tendency to fail.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9780415616089
• ISBN-10: 0415616085
• Artikelnr.: 35303158

Autorenporträt

David E. Kiwuwa is an Assistant Professor in the School of International Studies, University of Nottingham Ningbo, China.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. A General Theoretical Analysis: Ethnicity (ethnopolitics)
and Democratic Transition 2. The Fallacy of Existing Transition Models:
Consociationalism Revisited 3. Rwanda: The Pre-colonial and Colonial
Background 4. The First Republic (1959 - 1973) 5. When Democratic
Transition Killed 6. Slouching Towards Democratic Transition 7. Crowning
the Transition? The 2003 Legislative and Presidential Elections Conclusion