Overview
- Focuses on electoral and voting behaviour in Zimbabwe
- Addresses electoral politics through an interdisciplinary lens
- Is a key resource to colleges, universities and organizations in Zimbabwe, the Southern Africa region, and beyond
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About this book
Volume two of Electoral Politics in Zimbabwe: The 2023 Election and Beyond argues that research into Zimbabwe’s politics is multifaceted and topical, particularly because for more than two decades now, this Southern African state has been dogged by multiple problems including hyperinflation, drought, escalating poverty levels, extremely high unemployment rates and political instabilities. The volume’s overall goal is to ignite intellectual discussions and practical action towards turning the political wheels that have been in place for decades. The first segment examines the interface between gender and electoral politics in Zimbabwe. The second part discusses the role of the media in Zimbabwe’s electoral politics. The third section reflects on the role of traditional leaders and religious discourses in Zimbabwe’s electoral politics. The book will be a key resource to colleges, universities and organisations in Zimbabwe, the Southern Africa region andeven beyond.
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Gender and Electoral Politics in Zimbabwe
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Media and Electoral Politics in Zimbabwe
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Traditional Leaders and Religious Discourses in Zimbabwe’s Electoral Politics
Reviews
“If Zimbabwe won political independence in 1980 and reclaimed land in 2000, it is yet to win democracy. Elections in Zimbabwe remain not only a site of violence but participation of women is limited too. Media is instrumentalised just as traditional leaders are patronised for political ends. This collection of well-researched essays on the subject of elections is most welcomed and makes an indispensable addition to the understanding of problematic political culture in Zimbabwe.” (Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Professor/Chair of Epistemologies of the Global South & Vice-Dean for Research of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence, University of Bayreuth, Germany.)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Esther Mavengano is Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts at Great Zimbabwe University in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. She is also Research Fellow at the Research Institute for Theology and Religion, UNISA, South Africa, and Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute of English and American Studies, Technischen Universität Dresden, Germany.
Sophia Chirongoma is Senior Lecturer in the Religious Studies Department at Midlands State University, Zimbabwe. She is also Academic Associate/Research Fellow at the Research Institute for Theology and Religion at the University of South Africa.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Electoral Politics in Zimbabwe, Vol II
Book Subtitle: The 2023 Election and Beyond
Editors: Esther Mavengano, Sophia Chirongoma
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33796-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-33795-6Published: 09 August 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-33798-7Due: 09 September 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-33796-3Published: 08 August 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 433
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: Electoral Politics, African Politics, Politics and Gender, Political Communication, Political History, Sociolinguistics