SADC’s Zimbabwe mediation in 2008 as preservation of ZANU PF power

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dc.contributor.author Rusero, Alexander Madanha
dc.date.accessioned 2024-07-23T07:03:15Z
dc.date.available 2024-07-23T07:03:15Z
dc.date.issued 2023-12
dc.description.abstract The historic defeat of the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) in the March 2008 harmonised elections was followed by the unleashing of a violent campaign against the opposition in the run up to the June 27 2008 presidential run-off. This triggered the mediation of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Although the mediation culminated into a Government of National Unity (GNU) comprising ZANU PF and the two Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) formations between 2009 and 2013, this paper argues SADC was largely complicit in the advancement of ZANU PF authoritarian consolidation. ZANU PF deployment of foreign policy within SADC was mainly designed to secure the region's solidarity whilst advancing domestic interests aimed at cementing political survival. The region became a crucial focus of attention by the government, but how this was used to consolidate ZANU PF's hold on power is yet to be unpacked in full. en_US
dc.description.department Political Sciences en_US
dc.description.librarian hj2024 en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-16:Peace,justice and strong institutions en_US
dc.description.uri https://upjournals.up.ac.za/index.php/strategic_review en_US
dc.identifier.citation Rusero, A.M. 2023, 'SADC’s Zimbabwe mediation in 2008 as preservation of ZANU PF power', Strategic Review for Southern Africa, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 17-37, doi : 10.35293/srsa.v45i2.4002. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1013-1108
dc.identifier.other 10.35293/srsa.v45i2.4002
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97169
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Pretoria, Department of Political Sciences en_US
dc.rights This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. en_US
dc.subject Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) en_US
dc.subject Southern African Development Community (SADC) en_US
dc.subject Government of National Unity (GNU) en_US
dc.subject Movement for democratic change (MDC) en_US
dc.subject SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions en_US
dc.subject SADC mediation en_US
dc.subject Authoritarianis en_US
dc.subject Regime preservation en_US
dc.title SADC’s Zimbabwe mediation in 2008 as preservation of ZANU PF power en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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