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Using the case study of postcolonial Zimbabwe, this book investigates the political legacy of colonialism in contemporary African institutions, exploring how those in postcolonial states relate to and with institutions which were originally designed to oppress them and remain structurally and systematically colonial.
List of contents
Acronyms viii 1 Historicising Elections and Justice in Zimbabwe 1 2 On the Nullification of the Post-Colonial African State 21 3 The Political Legacy of Colonialism on the Post Colony 38 4 Colonialism, Justice, and Elections in Africa 55 5 Racism as an Ideology 82 6 Electoral Authoritarianism and Democratic Fatigue: Examining the Dynamics of Choiceless Elections in Zimbabwe 101 7 Electoral Participation and Intergenerational Rights: Is It Time for an Upper Age Limit for Voting? 124 8 The Shadow State and the Electoral Cycle: Faking Democracy 142 9 What about a Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Zimbabwe? 160 10 Reconciling Past Injustices and Pioneering Equitable Elections 184
Index 195
About the author
Everisto Benyera is Professor of African Politics in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of South Africa in Pretoria, South Africa. He researches and publishes on community-based, non-state transitional justice, human rights, transitology, and decoloniality. Everisto is the immediate past editor of
Politeia: The Journal of Political Sciences and Public Administration and Management. His books include
The Failure of the International Criminal Court in Africa: Decolonising Global Justice (2022, Routledge) and
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Recolonisation of Africa: The Coloniality of Data (2021, Routledge).
Summary
Using the case study of postcolonial Zimbabwe, this book investigates the political legacy of colonialism in contemporary African institutions, exploring how those in postcolonial states relate to and with institutions which were originally designed to oppress them and remain structurally and systematically colonial.
