Brief 2 : perils of democratization by power sharing; lessons from Zimbabwe (2009-2013)

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dc.contributor.authorHlamalani Chitanga, Gideon
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-21T14:13:03Z
dc.date.available2014-11-21T14:13:03Z
dc.date.copyright2014
dc.date.issued2014-08
dc.description.abstractInterventions by the African Union and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in intrastate democratization conflicts show that power sharing is the practice of choice, possibly becoming a norm. There seem to be an emerging consensus that regionally mediated inclusive political pacts are the best solution to foster peace, stability and democratization in dealing with an election deadlock. At a closer look, elite pacts may achieve temporal stability and negative peace at the expense of broad based long term democratization. The case of Zimbabwe demonstrates that regionally mediated power sharing settlements could be inimical to democratization. By insulating political elites from civil society and the masses, leaving the fate of the country in the hands of power interested elites, power sharing reduces the democratization process to a mere political game amongst the winning elites. In the absence of political willingness and commitment to reform, the former sole incumbent regime may use power sharing to regain control of the state. To sustain momentum for democratization, domestic and regional players should embrace broader inclusive approaches of national dialogue to provide for high political participation, legitimacy and durable post conflict democratic order.en
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dc.identifier.citationHlamalani Chitanga, G. (2014). Brief 2 : Perils of Democratization by Power Sharing: Lessons from Zimbabwe (2009-2013). UPEACE Africa Policy Series, 1(2): 23-34.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/53317
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity for Peace Africa Programme, Addis Ababa, ETen
dc.subjectZIMBABWEen
dc.subjectELECTORAL SYSTEMSen
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INFLUENCEen
dc.subjectPOWER SHARINGen
dc.subjectPOLITICAL POWERen
dc.subjectPOST-CONFLICT SOCIETIESen
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIZATIONen
dc.subjectEXCLUSIONen
dc.subjectPOPULAR PARTICIPATIONen
dc.subjectNATION BUILDINGen
dc.titleBrief 2 : perils of democratization by power sharing; lessons from Zimbabwe (2009-2013)en
dc.typePolicy Briefen
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