Civil society and peacebuilding in Zimbabwe’s 2018 elections

Show simple item record

dc.contributor.author Ndakaripa, Musiwaro
dc.date.accessioned 2023-11-22T11:53:10Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.description.abstract Zimbabwe’s 30 July 2018 elections took place after ‘a military assisted transition’ that ousted Robert Mugabe and installed Emmerson Mnangagwa as president in November 2017. Initially, the new government projected a reformist image and gave civil society hope for a democratic dispensation. Using the ‘local approach’ framework of analysis, this article examines the role played by civil society organisations (CSOs) in peacebuilding in the 2018 elections. Arguably, civil society’s activities defused some tensions; and promoted cohesion, harmony, dialogue, engagement and peace among political actors in the pre-election period. However, CSOs’ lack of autonomy and partisanship dented their credibility and legitimacy in peacebuilding. Civil society’s polarised response to post-election violence shattered hopes for a common peacebuilding strategy. en_US
dc.description.department Historical and Heritage Studies en_US
dc.description.embargo 2024-11-11
dc.description.librarian hj2023 en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-16:Peace,justice and strong institutions en_US
dc.description.uri https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rasr20 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Musiwaro Ndakaripa (2023) Civil society and peacebuilding in Zimbabwe’s 2018 elections, African Security Review, 32:3, 294-310, DOI: 10.1080/10246029.2023.2210124. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1024-6029 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2154-0128 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1080/10246029.2023.2210124
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/93400
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Routledge en_US
dc.rights © 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an electronic version of an article published in African Security Review, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 294-310, 2023, DOI: 10.1080/10246029.2023.2210124. African Security Review is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rasr20. en_US
dc.subject Zimbabwe en_US
dc.subject Authoritarianism en_US
dc.subject Violence en_US
dc.subject Elections en_US
dc.subject Peacebuilding en_US
dc.subject Civil society en_US
dc.subject SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions en_US
dc.title Civil society and peacebuilding in Zimbabwe’s 2018 elections en_US
dc.type Postprint Article en_US


Files in this item

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record