East Africa after liberation: conflict, security and the state since the 1980s

Between 1986 and 1994, East Africa's postcolonial, political settlement was profoundly challenged as four revolutionary 'liberation' movements seized power in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Uganda. After years of armed struggle against vicious dictatorships, these movements transformed...

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Beteilige Person: Fisher, Jonathan 1985- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Press 2020
Schriftenreihe:African studies series 147
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108665070
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108665070
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108665070
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108665070
Zusammenfassung:Between 1986 and 1994, East Africa's postcolonial, political settlement was profoundly challenged as four revolutionary 'liberation' movements seized power in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Uganda. After years of armed struggle against vicious dictatorships, these movements transformed from rebels to rulers, promising to deliver 'fundamental change'. This study exposes, examines and underlines the acute challenges each has faced in doing so. Drawing on over 130 interviews with the region's post-liberation elite, undertaken over the course of a decade, Jonathan Fisher takes a fresh and empirically-grounded approach to explaining the fast-moving politics of the region over the last three decades, focusing on the role and influence of its guerrilla governments. East Africa after Liberation sheds critical light on the competing pressures post-liberation governments contend with as they balance reformist aspirations with accommodation of counter-vailing interests, historical trajectories and their own violent organisational cultures
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 328 Seiten) Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9781108665070
DOI:10.1017/9781108665070

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