No-party democracy? : Ugandan politics in comparative perspective
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No-party democracy? : Ugandan politics in comparative perspective
Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2008
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Are political parties an essential element of democracy? Or can a no-party system constitute a viable democratic alternative? Giovanni Carbone examines the politics of Museveni's Uganda to illustrate the achievements, contradictions, and limitations of participatory politics in the absence of partisan organizations. At a time when multiparty reforms were sweeping the globe, Uganda opted for a controversial, no-party democratic model. The country's politics over the past two decades thus provide an extraordinary opportunity for addressing the many questions - theoretical, empirical, and comparative - that the notion of a no-party system of elected government raises. Carbone's analysis of how a no-party electoral regime actually works (or doesn't) in Uganda fills a gap in both democracy studies and the study of African politics. This book draws on the Ugandan experience to illustrate the achievements, contradictions, and limitations of a no-party system of elected government.
Table of Contents
- No-Party Democracy.
- Building a No-Party State in Uganda.
- The Political Economy of Support for the New Regime.
- Museveni's Political Trajectory.
- The Movement: A Partisan Organization in Disguise.
- The State of the Old Parties in a No-Party State.
- The Electoral Politics of No-Partyism.
- The Parliamentary Politics of No-Partyism.
- The Demise of a Democratic Model.
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