‘The Political Economy of Non-Recurrence: Navigating National Healing, Institutional Reform & Militarisation in Zimbabwe'

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dc.contributor.advisorScanlon, Helen
dc.contributor.authorNdlovu, Mandipa Bongiwe
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-24T05:45:02Z
dc.date.available2021-02-24T05:45:02Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.date.updated2021-02-23T13:44:49Z
dc.description.abstractThe thesis contextualises the state of transitional justice, elite outlooks and militarisation in Zimbabwe, whilst drawing attention to the complexities of achieving this reality. The study draws from transitional justice, civil-military relations, as well as the political settlements literature as analytical frameworks. Essentially, the study poses two key questions: How does studying transitional justice and elite culture help pre-plan for strategies to professionalise the military and reallocate civic-political duties to citizens should Zimbabwe transition out of authoritarianism? Once achieved, how can this be sustained towards socio-economic development? The study also tackles questions of justice and impunity whilst framing client-patron relations amongst the elite as impediments to progress. Amidst cyclical episodes of violation, the thesis links the denial of justice through amnesties, corruption, and further violence, to the politics of policing memory and trauma. This is analysed within the scope of the late Robert Mugabe regime as well as the current Emmerson Mnangagwa regime – both of which are inherited legacies from the Ian Smith regime. The intricacies of elite networks and accumulation are then laid out, culminating in deliberations on how to navigate prospects for reform, in understanding the politics of non-recurrence when contextualising systemic as well as physical violence. The thesis aims to contribute to ongoing discussions on political leadership, national healing, and institutional reform in Zimbabwe.
dc.identifier.apacitationNdlovu, M. B. (2020). <i>‘The Political Economy of Non-Recurrence: Navigating National Healing, Institutional Reform &amp; Militarisation in Zimbabwe'</i>. (). ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32950en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNdlovu, Mandipa Bongiwe. <i>"‘The Political Economy of Non-Recurrence: Navigating National Healing, Institutional Reform &amp; Militarisation in Zimbabwe'."</i> ., ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32950en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNdlovu, M.B. 2020. ‘The Political Economy of Non-Recurrence: Navigating National Healing, Institutional Reform &amp; Militarisation in Zimbabwe'. . ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32950en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Ndlovu, Mandipa Bongiwe AB - The thesis contextualises the state of transitional justice, elite outlooks and militarisation in Zimbabwe, whilst drawing attention to the complexities of achieving this reality. The study draws from transitional justice, civil-military relations, as well as the political settlements literature as analytical frameworks. Essentially, the study poses two key questions: How does studying transitional justice and elite culture help pre-plan for strategies to professionalise the military and reallocate civic-political duties to citizens should Zimbabwe transition out of authoritarianism? Once achieved, how can this be sustained towards socio-economic development? The study also tackles questions of justice and impunity whilst framing client-patron relations amongst the elite as impediments to progress. Amidst cyclical episodes of violation, the thesis links the denial of justice through amnesties, corruption, and further violence, to the politics of policing memory and trauma. This is analysed within the scope of the late Robert Mugabe regime as well as the current Emmerson Mnangagwa regime – both of which are inherited legacies from the Ian Smith regime. The intricacies of elite networks and accumulation are then laid out, culminating in deliberations on how to navigate prospects for reform, in understanding the politics of non-recurrence when contextualising systemic as well as physical violence. The thesis aims to contribute to ongoing discussions on political leadership, national healing, and institutional reform in Zimbabwe. DA - 2020_ DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Justice and Transformation LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2020 T1 - ‘The Political Economy of Non-Recurrence: Navigating National Healing, Institutional Reform &amp; Militarisation in Zimbabwe' TI - ‘The Political Economy of Non-Recurrence: Navigating National Healing, Institutional Reform &amp; Militarisation in Zimbabwe' UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32950 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/32950
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNdlovu MB. ‘The Political Economy of Non-Recurrence: Navigating National Healing, Institutional Reform &amp; Militarisation in Zimbabwe'. []. ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2020 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32950en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studies
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.subjectJustice and Transformation
dc.title‘The Political Economy of Non-Recurrence: Navigating National Healing, Institutional Reform &amp; Militarisation in Zimbabwe'
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMPhil
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