The Political Legacy of Colonialism in Zimbabwe
eBook - ePub

The Political Legacy of Colonialism in Zimbabwe

Implications for Justice and Elections in Africa

  1. 206 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Political Legacy of Colonialism in Zimbabwe

Implications for Justice and Elections in Africa

About this book

This book investigates the political legacy of colonialism in contemporary African institutions.

Using the case study of electoral and justice institutions in post-colonial Zimbabwe, the book explores how those in post-colonial states relate to and with institutions initially designed to oppress them and remain structurally and systematically colonial. The book argues that the colonial era colonised the land, knowledge, and minds of Africans, resulting in injustice and epistemicides. The book demonstrates how the critical institutions of elections and justice have been rendered anti-black and toxic. The book calls for Africa to invest in epistemic independence, unencumbered by Western political modernity, and then deploy that independence to build reconstituted institutions, structures, and systems that serve the interests of Africans.

This book will be an important read for African policymakers and researchers working on African politics, governance, and international relations.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Acronyms
  9. 1 Historicising Elections and Justice in Zimbabwe
  10. 2 On the Nullification of the Post-Colonial African State
  11. 3 The Political Legacy of Colonialism for the Post-Colony
  12. 4 Colonialism, Justice, and Elections in Africa
  13. 5 Racism as an Ideology
  14. 6 Electoral Authoritarianism and Democratic Fatigue: Examining the Dynamics of Choiceless Elections in Zimbabwe
  15. 7 Electoral Participation and Intergenerational Rights: Is It Time for an Upper Age Limit for Voting?
  16. 8 The Shadow State and the Electoral Cycle: Faking Democracy
  17. 9 What about a Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Zimbabwe?
  18. 10 Reconciling Past Injustices and Pioneering Equitable Elections
  19. Index