Rigon, A;
(2013)
Fragmentation and Democratic Transformations in Kenya: Ethnicity as an Outcome Rather Than a Cause (1992-2013).
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Abstract
The article analyses the relationship between ethnicity and political pluralism in Kenya, exploring the post-independence political process with a focus on the democratic transition of the past 20 years. The paper argues that political ethnic mobilisation and violence cannot be appreciated without considering the fragmentation of the political elite and their struggle for the control of public assets such as land. The article concludes by looking at the 2007 post-election crisis – the worst outbreak of violence in Kenyan history – and, examining the past five years, it provides an assessment of the recent 2013 elections and democratic progress thus far.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Fragmentation and Democratic Transformations in Kenya: Ethnicity as an Outcome Rather Than a Cause (1992-2013) |
| Open access status: | An open access publication |
| Publisher version: | http://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/fragment... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © ISPI 2013. Part of the wider publication: Democratic Transition and Sub-National Challenges |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Development Planning Unit |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1457265 |
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