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dc.contributor.author | Masiya, Tyanai![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Maringira, Godfrey![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2018-05-24T06:06:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-05-24T06:06:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.description.abstract | Much of what we know about Zimbabwe's liberation war heroes and heroines is associated with the Zimbabwe African Notional Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF)'s recognition of individuals who defended its hold on power. However, of late, an upsurge in factionalism in the party has resulted in increasing reference to heroism as a means to exert factional dominance. An understanding of how this had been done can be used to explain ZANU-PF factional dynamics. Current studies call for the study of factionalism to focus on intra-party group dynamics instead of the traditional organisation forms of factions. It is in this context that this study argues that survival or fall of factions within (ZANU-PF) is framed around issues of heroism that is around one's perceived contribution or non-contribution to the liberation struggle. This article demonstrates this growing phenomenon in ZANU-PF by analysing five well-known ZANU-PF veteran leaders whose status has been reshaped by new political moments as factionalism intensified. In light of rising factionalism, we argue that, war hero/heroine status in ZANU-PF is not permanent, but is highly shaped by obtaining factional political moments. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA) | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | am2018 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.up.ac.za/en/political-sciences/article/19718/strategic-review-for-southern-africa/ | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Masiya, T & Maringira, G 2017, 'The use of heroism in the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) intra-party factional dynamics', Strategic Review for Southern Africa, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 3-24. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 1013-1108 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64996 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | University of Pretoria, Department of Political Science | en_ZA |
dc.rights | Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria. | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Zimbabwe's liberation | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Factionalism | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Power | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Heroism | en_ZA |
dc.title | The use of heroism in the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) intra-party factional dynamics | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article | en_ZA |