The Socio-Cultural, Ethnic and Historic Foundations of Kenya's Electoral Violence

Democracy on Fire
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-59277-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 172 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 272 g

Reihe: Routledge African Studies

Kenya’s 2007 General Election results announcement precipitated the worst ethnic conflict in the country’s history; 1,133 people were killed, while 600,000 were internally displaced. Within 2 months, the incumbent and the challenger had agreed to a power-sharing agreement and a Government of National Unity.

This book investigates the role of socio-cultural origins of ethnic conflict during electoral periods in Kenya beginning with the multi-party era of democratization and the first multi-party elections of 1992, illustrating how ethnic groups construct their interests and cooperate (or fail to) based on shared traits. The author demonstrates that socio-cultural traditions have led to the collaboration (and frequent conflict) between the Kikuyu and Kalenjin that has dominated power and politics in independent Kenya. The author goes onto evaluate the possibility of peace for future elections.

This book will be of interest to scholars of African democracy, Kenyan history and politics, and ethnic conflict.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Magu, Stephen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preamble

Introduction

Chapter 1: A Brief History of Kenya: From Colony to Independence

Chapter 2: Post-Independence, Succession, Autocracy and Global Geopolitics

Chapter 3: Democracy, Our Way, and Multiparty Politics

Chapter 4: Change to Believe in: New Beginnings

Chapter 5: Reconfiguring the Politiscape: Return of History and the End of Hope

Chapter 6: Resolving Kenya’s Complex Socio-Historical Contestations

Chapter 7: Contemporary Kenya: First Half Century and Opportunities

Chapter 8: Concluding thoughts: 2017, Lessons of 2007, 2010 and 2013

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen M. Magu is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Hampton University, USA.