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Elias Opongo, Tim Murithi - Elections, Violence and Transitional Justice in Africa, Inbunden

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Del i serien Europa Perspectives in Transitional Justice

Elections, Violence and Transitional Justice in Africa

Av Elias Opongo, Tim Murithi

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Elections in Africa are competitive in nature and can be manipulated by incumbents to extend and entrench their rule through changes to constitutions, intimidation of opponents, excess use of police force and, in some cases, assassinations of dissident voices. Ethnic cleavages are also exploited by contestants to incite and mobilize unsuspecting masses to pursue their electoral ambitions which can lead to political instability. In many African countries, violence before, during and after elections has become a regrettable norm rather than the exception. The function of transitional justice is to address the legacy of human rights atrocities, political violence and societal harm resulting from prior misrule or violent conflicts, with a view to establishing fair, democratic and inclusive societies.This book interrogates the potential intersection between transitional justice and electoral processes. Specifically, it examines the hypothesis that transitional justice interventions that strive to address historical injustices perpetrated by violence, conflict and entrenched by socio-political impunity, can initiate preventive measures against electoral violence through redress, accountability and institutional reforms. The contributors to this volume have engaged with country case studies from across Africa, while examining the intersection between transitional justice and electoral processes. Hence, this is a timely volume that highlights the uninterrogated nexus between elections, violence and transitional justice in Africa.
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Elias O. Opongo is a senior lecturer at Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations, Hekima University College, Nairobi, Kenya, and the director of the Centre for Research, Training and Publications at the same university. He holds a PhD in Peace Studies from the University of Bradford, UK, and MA in International Peace Studies from University of Notre Dame, USA. Opongo, a Jesuit priest, is also a conflict analyst and peace practitioner, and his research focus is in the areas of transitional justice, peacebuilding and conflict resolution, democracy and state building.Tim Murithi is Head, Peacebuilding Interventions Programme, Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, Cape Town, South Africa; Extraordinary Professor of African Studies, University of the Free State; and Research Associate, Institute for Democracy, Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa, University of Cape Town. He has over 26 years of experience in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, security, governance, transitional justice, and societal transformation in Africa.

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"Through electoral violence, power is exercised and wealth amassed. Democracy is distorted.In many African countries, violence before, during and after elections has become a regrettable norm rather than the exception. Traversing a wide array of cases, this book’s contributors argue that transitional justice offers an approach to mitigate against electoral violence through institutional reforms and political accountability. Politicians, parliamentarians, peace practitioners and academics will benefit from their timely and incisive insights."Prof. Anthoni at University of Witswatersrand, South Africa

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