Colonial Legacies and Regime Hegemony in Uganda

This book explains the prevalence of electoral authoritarianism (or multi-party autocracy) in Ugandan politics, examining why repeated elections have not deepened democracy. Shedding light on how to deconstruct movement politics and consolidate democracy in Africa, this book will interest scholars of African politics and democratization.

List of contents

1: Movement Politics as Hegemony Project 2: The Colonial Legacy in Historical Perspective 3: Maturation of Movement Politics as Colonial Legacy in the Post-Colony 4: Electoral Multi-party Autocracy and Contemporary Legacy Politics (2006-2021) 5: Conclusion

About the author

Joshua B. Rubongoya is Professor Emeritus at Roanoke College, Virginia, USA. He holds the Ph.D., from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver where he studied as a Fulbright Scholar. The author of "Regime Hegemony in Museveni's Uganda: Pax Musevenica", Dr. Rubongoya has authored numerous articles, book chapters and reviews. He has also consulted for the World Bank and is currently a V-Dem expert for Uganda.

Summary

This book explains the prevalence of electoral authoritarianism (or multi-party autocracy) in Ugandan politics, examining why repeated elections have not deepened democracy. Shedding light on how to deconstruct movement politics and consolidate democracy in Africa, this book will interest scholars of African politics and democratization.

Product details

• Authors: Joshua B. Rubongoya, Joshua B. (Roanoke College Rubongoya, Rubongoya Joshua B.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 02.04.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9780367694159
• ISBN: 978-0-367-69415-9
• No. of pages: 188
• Series: African Governance
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Developing Countries, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political structures: democracy, Regional Studies, Comparative Politics, Regional / International studies, Elections & referenda, Political parties and party platforms, Elections and referenda / suffrage, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies