Civil society and peacebuilding in Zimbabwe’s 2018 elections

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2023-05-11 DOI:10.1080/10246029.2023.2210124

Musiwaro Ndakaripa

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Zimbabwe’s 30 July 2018 elections took place after ‘a military assisted transition’ that ousted Robert Mugabe and installed Emmerson Mnangagwa as president in November 2017. Initially, the new government projected a reformist image and gave civil society hope for a democratic dispensation. Using the ‘local approach’ framework of analysis, this article examines the role played by civil society organisations (CSOs) in peacebuilding in the 2018 elections. Arguably, civil society’s activities defused some tensions; and promoted cohesion, harmony, dialogue, engagement and peace among political actors in the pre-election period. However, CSOs’ lack of autonomy and partisanship dented their credibility and legitimacy in peacebuilding. Civil society’s polarised response to post-election violence shattered hopes for a common peacebuilding strategy.

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2018年津巴布韦选举中的公民社会与和平建设

摘要津巴布韦2018年7月30日的选举是在“军方协助的过渡”之后举行的，该过渡推翻了罗伯特·穆加贝，并于2017年11月任命埃默森·姆南加格瓦为总统。最初，新政府塑造了一个改革派的形象，并给民间社会带来了民主分配的希望。本文采用“地方方法”分析框架，考察了民间社会组织在2018年选举中在建设和平中发挥的作用。可以说，民间社会的活动缓解了一些紧张局势；在选举前时期促进政治行动者之间的凝聚力、和谐、对话、参与与和平。然而，民间社会组织缺乏自主权和党派之争削弱了它们在建设和平方面的信誉和合法性。民间社会对选举后暴力事件的两极化反应粉碎了制定共同建设和平战略的希望。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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