Proportional representation electoral system and conflict management in divided societies: the case of Rwanda and Kenya

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dc.contributor.advisor Akonumbo, Atangcho Nji
dc.contributor.postgraduate Kawera, Marie Sylvie
dc.date.accessioned 2010-01-06T13:08:13Z
dc.date.available 2010-01-06T13:08:13Z
dc.date.created 2009
dc.date.issued 2009
dc.description A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of Dr. Atangcho N Akonumbo, Faculté de Sciences Sociales et de Gestion, Université Catholique D’Afrique, Centrale Yaounde Cameroun. en_US
dc.description Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa))--University of Pretoria, 2009. en_US
dc.description.abstract Critically examines the role of electoral systems in the democratisation process and conflict management in divided societies such as Kenya and Rwanda. Analyses the power sharing arrangement institutionalized in Rwanda in the aftermath of the genocide in order to demonstrate the potential to mitigate issues of ethnic. Also explores the anomalous results caused by the current electoral system in Kenya (First Past The Post) in its process of democratization and then find out which is the most suitable electoral system which encourage co-operation and inclusiveness and discourage conflict and exclusiveness. minority representation en_US
dc.description.degree LLM
dc.description.department Centre for Human Rights
dc.description.uri http://www.chr.up.ac.za/ en_US
dc.identifier.citation Kawera, MS 2009, Proportional representation electoral system and conflict management in divided societies: the case of Rwanda and Kenya, LLM Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12431>
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12431
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Pretoria
dc.relation.ispartofseries LLM Dissertations en_US
dc.rights University of Pretoria en_US
dc.subject UCTD
dc.subject Proportional representation electoral systems en_US
dc.subject Elections Rwanda en_US
dc.subject Elections Kenya en_US
dc.title Proportional representation electoral system and conflict management in divided societies: the case of Rwanda and Kenya en_US
dc.type Mini Dissertation en_US


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