Divides and Rules: A Dilemma Approach to the Dynamics of Democratization: The 2005 Parliamentary Elections in Zimbabwe - Softcover

Berting, Pelle

 
9783843379748: Divides and Rules: A Dilemma Approach to the Dynamics of Democratization: The 2005 Parliamentary Elections in Zimbabwe
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3843379742 ISBN 13: 9783843379748
Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Divides and Rules deals with a crucial episode of the democratization movement in Zimbabwe, the 2005 Parliamentary elections. In the wake of these elections, which were allegedly won through massive fraud by the ruling Zanu-PF party, the opposition party MDC and the various civic actors engaged in opposition politics faced a number of dilemmas. How to proceed, how to relate to each other, what strategic action to undertake ? these were crucial questions. In analyzing the Zimbabwean situation, Divides and Rules makes a contribution to theoretical discussions on how to make understandable complex political processes such as democratization, principally by applying the dilemma approach proposed by James M. Jasper (2004). Central to this is that analysis should rest on the micro- foundations of social behavior, namely human agency and choice, while simultaneously situating these in their institutional and wider cultural settings.

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About the Author

In 2005, Pelle Berting (1980) conducted research in South Africa and Zimbabwe. He submitted 'Divides and Rules' for the Conflict Studies & Human Rights program, Utrecht University, passing with distinction. Afterwards he became a conflict education practitioner at Critical Mass Foundation, equipping people in dealing with conflict processes.

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Publisher
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3843379742
ISBN 13 
9783843379748
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
96