A People Betrayed: The role of the west in Rwanda's genocideBy:L . Melvern Release date:2000 Language:English
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A poisonous thorn in our hearts: Sudan and South Sudan's bitter and incomplete divorceBy:James Copnall Release date:2014 Language:English
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Africa's New Governance Models: Debating Form and SubstanceBy:Nansozi K. Muwanga The form and substance of Africa's new models of governance continue to generate intense debates. As democracy, multiparty politics and constitutional reforms have become part of accepted political vocabulary in the last two decades, their interpretation and even their true meaning to ordinary citizens around the continent are contested. Its this challenge that forms the basis of this book. Release date:2007 Language:English
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African Intellectuals Rethinking Politics,Language,Gender and DevelopmentBy:Thandika Mkandawire Release date:2005 Language:English
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Between Militarism and Technocratic Governance: State Formation in Contemporary UgandaBy:Anders Sjogren Release date:2013 Language:English
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Citizen and Subject: Contemporary Africa and the Legacy of Late ColonialismBy:Mahmood Mamdani Release date:1996 Language:English
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Constitutionalism in Africa: Creating Opportunities, Facing ChallengesBy:J. Oloka Onyango Constitionalism in Africa addressed what has become one of the most burning issues of the day on the continent -politics, statehood and democracy . In this antology of works by African writers drawn from a variety of disciplines, the wide range of issues affecting constitutionalism are given concrete treatment. Whatever the angle adopted, the orks collected in this book provide a wealth of information and experience on a subject that is increasingly becoming one of near-universal concern. Release date:2001 Language:English
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Constitutionalism in East Africa: Progress, Challenges and Prospects in 2004By:Kituo Cha Katiba Release date:2007 Language:English
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Darfur: A New History of a Long WarBy:Julie Flint Written by two authors with unparelled first-hand experience of Darfur, this book is the definitive guide. Newly updated and hugely expanded, this edition details Darfur's history. It traces the origins, organization and ideology of the <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janjawiid' target='_blank'>Janjawiid</a> and rebel groups. It also analyses the brutal response of the Sudanese government. 'This brilliant book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the complex history of Darfur and how the very name became synonymous with suffering'. Mia Farrow. Release date:2008 Language:English
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Democratic Decentralisation in Uganda: A New Approach to Local GovernanceBy:Soren Viladsen Release date:1996 Language:English
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Development and Democratization in Tanzania: A Study of Rural Grassroots PoliticsBy:Samuel Mushi Release date:2001 Language:English
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Elections in a Hybrid Regime: Revisiting the 2011 Ugandan PollsBy:Jerome Lafargue How different were the 2011 elections? Did the political environment in the run-up to the elections restrict the capacity of political organisations to “organise and express themselves”? Could the relative restriction of civil and political freedoms affect the pattern of voting and electoral outcomes? Do the election outcomes represent the people’s view? To answer these questions, this book applies a multidisciplinary approach to conducting a multifaceted analysis of the 2011 elections in Uganda. Geographers, demographers, political scientists, and anthropologists contribute different in-depth political analyses, rather than partisan opinions or emotional reactions. It also assesses Uganda’s evolving electoral democracy and provides field-based insights into critical, often underappreciated, aspects of the electoral process. It is a must-read for contemporary researchers, students, opinion leaders, international organisations, donors and policy practitioners in the fields of democracy and governance; comparative politics; political institutional building and African politics. The general reader, too, will find it captivating. Release date:2014 Language:English
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Electoral Democracy in Uganda: Understanding the Institutional Processes and Outcomes of the 2006 Multiparty ElectionsBy:J. Kizza The book analyses the institutionalisation of democratic practice in the country with reference to the 2006 elections. Accordingly, the book analyses the 2006 elections in terms of the broader process involving the setting of rules for political contests; the registration of voters and parties; the nomination of candidates; the campaigning and voting; the ballot counting and tallying; and, fi nally, the handling of election complaints. The book examines four key institutions that should, ideally, secure democratic governance – the parliament, the Electoral Commission (EC), the judiciary, and political parties. The book also has chapters on the roles of women, civil society and the media, and security agencies in the 2006 elections. This book is a must read for contemporary researchers, students, donors and policy practitioners in the fields of democracy and governance; comparative politics; political institution-building; and African politics. Release date:2008 Language:English
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From Chaos to Order: The Politics of Constitution-making in UgandaBy:Holger Bernt Hansen Release date:1995 Language:English
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Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War & the Roots of TerrorBy:Mahmood Mamdani This book is a provocative and important book that will profoundly challenges the reader's understanding both of Islamist politics and the way America is perceived in the world today. Release date:2004 Language:English
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Guns and Governance in the Rift Valley: Pastoralist Conflict and Small ArmsBy:Kennedy Agade Mkutu Small arms dominate conflicts in Africa. More people die in wars in Africa than any other continent. In cattle raids the AK 47 has replaced the spear. This book tackles three braod questions; - Why are there so many small arms circulating in North-East Africa? - How does the circulation of small arms affect the peace of countries? - Are states failing to govern? Release date:2008 Language:English
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Historicising the Humanities at MakerereBy:Dr. Derek R. Peterson This remarkable, wide-ranging book is an insightful intellectual history of Makerere University and a welcome rejoinder to Uganda’s political leaders, who routinely disparage the academic study of the humanities. Historicising the Humanities shows how, over time, humanistic scholarship has shaped public life. The distinguished group of authors unpack the changing logic of the university curriculum with care and confidence, but this book is anything but a mundane exercise in bureaucratic recollection. The authors show how Uganda’s disparate people have made claims on the university, demanding access to knowledge that could advance projects and arguments outside the university’s gates. More than other universities, Makerere has never been an ivory tower, isolated from the pressures of real life. To the contrary: in different registers, in different disciplinary homes, and using different methods, Makerere scholars and students have created knowledge that responded to the demands of the moment. Release date:2020 Language:English
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History of the Democratic Party of Uganda: Thirty Years (1954-1984)By:Samwiri Lwanga-Lunyiigo Release date:2016 Language:English
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Kenya's Quest for Democracy: Taming LeviathanBy:Makau Mutua Tracing the trajectory of postcolonial politics, Makau Mutua maps political forces that have shaped contemporary Kenya. He also critically explores efforts on the part of both civil society and the political opposition to reform the state. He uses the struggle over constitutional reform as a window for understanding the larger the larger struggles confronting Kenyan society. Release date:2008 Language:English
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Media in Situations of Conflict: Roles, Challenges and ResponsibilitiesBy:Adolf E. Mbaine This book is comprised of nine well-researched essays writt en by media practitioners, teachers of media studies and those interested in confl ict. They range over issues concerning confl ict and the media - both print and electronic and the implications they hold for social order and wellbeing. Release date:2005 Language:English
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Mission to Freedom: Uganda Resistance News,1981 - 1985By:James Tumusiime Mission to Freedom is a compilation of most of the issues of Uganda Resistance News, the offi cial mouthpiece of the NRM/A during the war against the second Obote regime between 1981 and 1985. The book spans the period from the launching of the NRM/A guerrilla war to the signing of the Nairobi Peace Agreement between the NRM/A and the Lutwa Tito Okello Military Council. Release date:2014 Language:English
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National Integration in Uganda 1962-2013By:Apolo Robin Nsibambi This book delves into the problems that have beset Uganda on the path to national integration and explores the prospects for consolidating this integration. The book reviews the process of incorporating three regions – Buganda, Karamoja and the Northern Region – into present-day Uganda, and examines the effects of this process. Besides ethno-cultural diversity, what impact has religious diversity had on this process? And what role has the language factor played? Is integration, in terms of territorial integrity, social cohesion and subordination to a central authority over the long term possible? The book offers insights that are crucial to the achievement of Uganda’s dream of nationhood Release date:2014 Language:English
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No-party Democracy in Uganda: Myths and RealitiesBy:Justin Mugaju Release date:2000 Language:English
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Out for the Count: The 1997 General Elections and Prospects for Democracy in UgandaBy:Ali A. Mazrui Release date:2001 Language:English
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People's Choice, People's Power: Challenges and Prospects of Democracy in UgandaBy:Tarsis Kabwegyere Prof. Tarsis B. Kabwejere analyses the basis of democracy and traces the roots and development for the struggle, democratisation and freedom culminating in the National Resistance Movement(NRM) victory against dictatorships in 1986 in Uganda. Release date:2000 Language:English
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People's Representatives: Theory and Practice of Parliamentary Democracy in TanzaniaBy:J.R.S. Mukandala This book traces the development of multi-party parliamentary democracy in Tanzania from the appointment of the first two chiefs to Tanganyika's Colonial Legislative Council(LEGCO) in 1945 to the present day. It highlights the subsequent struggle for supremacy between the Parliament and the Executive, particularly during the period from 1968 - 1992 when the parliament started to evolve from a token rubber-stamping organisation to a vibrant multi-party institution. Release date:2004 Language:English
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Plantations and the Politics of Sugar in UgandaBy:D. Pal Ahluwalia Release date:1995 Language:English
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Politics of State Formation and Destruction In UgandaBy:Tarsis Kabwegyere Release date:1995 Language:English
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Politics, Religion and Power in the Great Lakes Region.By:Murindwa-Rutanga Politics, Religion and Power in the Great Lakes Region covers the political, religious and power relations in the contemporary Great Lakes States: Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tanzania, Kenya and the Sudan. The work is important because of the nexus between these countries' shared present and past - their political, socio-economic, cultural and historical aspirations. In terms of regional cooperation, they are the countries, save for the DRC and the Sudan, which form the current East African Community (EAC). The book reflects on the complex dynamics and strategies of the ensuing power struggle, bringing forth a unique set of fascinating revelations of patterns of primitive capital accumulation, resistance, human rights violations and the political compromises between traditional enemies when confronted by a common (foreign) enemy. A critical analysis of the political distortion the region suffered brings to light the relevance of these divisive tools on the current trends in the African countries, drawing inferences from the African Great Lakes Region (GLR). The study highlights how the conflicts were finally resolved to avert a serious war, thus bringing about new reforms. This history is instructive to the contemporary reader because of the frequent skirmishes caused by ethnic and religious differences, political and territorial conflicts as well as resource and leadership disputes in the GLR. Murindwa-Rutanga is a professor of Political Science at Makerere University . He holds BA and MA degrees in Political Science both from Makerere University and received a PhD in the same discipline from Jadavpur University , Kolkata , India . He also has a postgraduate certificate in Research Training Methods (RTP) from the Centre for Social Sciences, Kolkata. Contents: Introduction; Tracing Politics; Religion and Power in the Great Lakes Region; The Political Economy of the Great Lakes Region Prior to Colonialism; Colonial Invasion of Kigezi; The Dynamics of the Nyabingi Religion; Peasants' Resistance to Colonialism; The Role of Women in Anti-Colonial Struggles; Contributions and Limitations of the Nyabingi Movement; Transformative Processes of the Movement; Conclusion. Release date:2011 Language:English
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Re-inventing Order in the Congo: How People Respond to State Failure in KinshasaBy:Teodure Trefan Release date:2004 Language:English
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Rwanda Conflict: Its Roots and Regional ImplicationsBy:Dixon Kamukama Release date:1997 Language:English
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Talking Politics and Being UnderstoodBy:Carla Schulte F.E. Fountation Release date:1997 Language:English
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The Benefits of FamineBy:David Keen Who benefits from famine? When is famine part of a national strategy? David Keen's pioneering study revealed how a network of government officials, merchants, transport owners, and militia members profited from the Sudan's famine of the late 1980s. The 1988 famine was a dress rehearsal for Darfur. A similar network of 'beneficiaries' operate in Darfur today. 'This thoroughly researched and well written book is an essential reading not only for all who deal with famine relief and disaster management but also for students of public health, the social sciences, and rural development.' - The Lancet Release date: Language:English
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The Media and Rwanda GenocideBy:Allan Thompson This book is a startling record of the dangerous infl uence that the media can have, when used as a political tool or when news organisations and journalists fail to live up to their responsibilities. Release date:2007 Language:English
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The Politics of Empowerment of Banyarwanda Refugees in Uganda 1959 - 2001By:E.D. Mushemeza The book explores how the Banyarwanda refugees achieved reasonable levels of integration in the Ugandan society because of similar demographic, social, economic and cultural characteristics with the Ugandan population in the parts where they settled. If the Ugandan state had not broken down in the late 1970s and 1980s, these refugees would have, perhaps acquired naturalization – a veritable form of empowerment. The book concludes that fundamentally, violent conflicts emerge because of the violation of human rights and denial of access to scarce resources. Rwanda and Africa as a whole must build institutions that allow popular participation in decision making, transfer of political power from one group or generation to the other, and generally, to address the question of democracy and good governance. <p> <b>About the Author</b> <p> Dr Elijah Dickens Mushemeza is an Associate Professor of Development Studies and Dean, Faculty of Business and Development Studies at Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara. He was previously a Coordinator of MA in International Relations and Diplomatic Studies in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Makerere University. He has taught at Mbarara University of Science and Technology and is an External Examiner at Kampala International University. Mushemeza is a past alternate Executive Committee member of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA). He has published widely in international Journals. Release date:2007 Language:English
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The Politics of Empowerment of Banyarwanda Refugees in Uganda 1959-2001By:E.D. Mushemeza Release date:2007 Language:English
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The Politics of Liberation in South Sudan: An Insider's ViewBy:Peter Adwok . Nyaba This book analyses the weaknes of the SPLM, A before 1991 ,the repercussions of the Nasir Coup, the process of the liberation ,ethnicity, the politics of collaboration with the NIF and above all, the resurgence of SPLM/A as the dominant force in the liberation of Southern Sudan. Release date:1997, 1998 Language:English
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The Politics of Transformation in Africa: State, Democracy and Economic DevelopmentBy:Giles Mohans Release date:2004 Language:English
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The Politics of Transition in Africa: Review of African political economyBy:Giles Mohans Release date: Language:English
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The Rumbek Review: The Legend of Cuei Guak and Other StoriesBy:Carol Berger <b>The Rumbek Review:</b> The Legend of Cuei Guak and Other Stories is a collection of writing by students at Rumbek Senior Secondary School. It is the first of what is hoped will be an annual publication produced by southern Sudan's oldest and most esteemed secondary school.Established in 1948 by the British colonial administration, Rumbek Senior Secondary is a potent symbol of southern Sudan's struggle to recover from the 21-year civil war which ended in 2005. During the war, the school served as a garrison for the Khartoum-based government army and, later, after Rumbek's capture by the Sudan People's Liberation Army in 1997, as the guerrilla army's headquarters. There are bomb shelters in the courtyard and burned-out tanks and trucks litter the school grounds. There are no textbooks and the shelves of the library are bare. No more than six teachers are present for a student population of 1,200. Nor is there electricity or running water. Sometimes there is no food for the students who board in the school dormitories.But with peace there is promise of a better future. The students are keen to write and to engage in a discussion of both the recent past and what the years to come may offer. At the time that these stories were compiled, the war had been over for less than two years. The region had yet to fully enjoy stability. The students have lived through a terrible war and many are veterans. Many bear physical scars and some are disabled. Rather than write about violence or contemporary politics, most of the students have chosen to share parables and morality tales. Their stories often feature animal rather than human characters: a wise fox, a brave lion, a corrupt hyena. They celebrate cooperation and friendship and warn against greed and dishonesty. Theirs are the voices of a new generation of southern Sudanese. Release date:2010 Language:English
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Transformational Leadership in East Africa: Politics, Ideology and CommunityBy:Eric Masinde Aseka This book discusses the question of Political Power and the role of leadership in the East African Communities. Release date:2005 Language:English
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Uganda's Age of Reforms: A critical overviewBy:Justus . B . Mugaju Release date:1996, 1999 Language:English
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Uganda's Districts Information Handbook: 2011-2012By:Fountain This is an expanded edition of the regular Uganda Districts Information Handbook. The handbook provides detailed information on all the 112 districts in a condensed form. While many users found information in previous editions very useful, this expanded edition is more comprehensive and user friendly. This is my bible on Uganda - Michael Cook, former British High Commissioner to Uganda. Release date:2012 Language:English
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Uganda: The Bloodstained Pearl of Africa and its Struggle for PeaceBy:Adam Seftel Release date:1994, 2011 Language:English
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Understanding Obstacles to Peace: Actors, Interests and strategies in Africa's Great Lakes RegionBy:Mwesiga Baregu The quest for peace in the Great Lakes region has never been more urgent. The region has become the home of violent and prolonged conflicts that have caused untold suffering and blocked any meaningful socio-economic progress. And yet no solution seems to be in sight. Attempts have been made to address the protracted and largely intractable confl icts that have affl icted the region for many years. Success has not been forthcoming. Earlier initiatives approached these conflicts on a case-by-case and state-by-state basis ignoring cases where the conflicts were interrelated and overlapping with reciprocal effects on the entire region. Understanding Obstacles to Peace highlights and draws the necessary linkages, and points out areas that can be utilized in working towards a regional and comprehensive settlement. The book points out the actors; their interests and strategies in the conflict formation and also gives recommendations for building long-lasting peace. It gives the historical and contextual dimension of every conflict, with specific references and will help in removing any stumbling blocks to peace in the region. Mwesiga Baregu is a professor of politics and international relations at the University of Dar-es-Salaam. He specialises in conflict studies and confl ict resolution, regional integration and international political economy. Release date:2010 Language:English
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When Victims Become Killers: Colonialism, Nativism and The Genocide in RwandaBy:Mahmood Mamdani This book places the terrible massacres of 1984 in historical, reginal,theoretical and moral perpective. Its analysis of the Hutu and Tutsi as historically grounded and incessantly changing political identities not only clalified struggles of the 1990s in Rwanda, Burundi,Uganda and Congo but also identified ways of preventing future bloodshed. Release date:2002 Language:English
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