The Tribal Conciliar Experiment and Marginalisation of Local Public Opinion in Botswana, 1948–1957

IF 0.4 3区 历史学 Q1 HISTORY
C. J. Makgala, Monageng Mogalakwe
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ABSTRACT Indirect colonial rule in Botswana differed from practice elsewhere in British Africa because of the involvement of local public opinion expressed through the long-practiced kgotla forum. This had something to do with the ‘voluntary’ way Botswana fell under British colonial rule in 1885. However, problems sometimes arose, with aggressive agitation against and even violent confrontation with agents of the British colonial system. Starting in 1947 the British had plans for decolonising much of their African empire by introducing ‘democratic’ tribal conciliar systems for running local governments. But there were no immediate plans to do the same for Botswana until widespread turmoil, starting in the late 1940s, led to the introduction of the tribal conciliar system, even though the Tswana dikgosi (chiefs) wanted a more powerful legislative apparatus. Using archival sources this paper demonstrates how this development marginalised popular participation through the open kgotla.
1948–1957年博茨瓦纳的部落阴谋论实验与地方舆论边缘化
博茨瓦纳的间接殖民统治与英属非洲其他地方的做法不同,因为当地公众舆论通过长期实践的kgotla论坛表达了参与。这与1885年博茨瓦纳在英国殖民统治下的“自愿”方式有关。然而,有时也会出现问题,对英国殖民体系的代理人进行激烈的煽动,甚至暴力对抗。从1947年开始,英国人计划通过引入“民主”部落礼宾制度来管理地方政府,使其非洲帝国的大部分地区非殖民化。但是,在20世纪40年代末开始的大范围动荡导致引入部落调解人制度之前,博茨瓦纳没有立即采取同样行动的计划,尽管酋长们想要一个更强大的立法机构。利用档案资料,本文展示了这种发展是如何通过开放的kgotla边缘化公众参与的。
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期刊介绍: Over the past 40 years, the South African Historical Journal has become renowned and internationally regarded as a premier history journal published in South Africa, promoting significant historical scholarship on the country as well as the southern African region. The journal, which is linked to the Southern African Historical Society, has provided a high-quality medium for original thinking about South African history and has thus shaped - and continues to contribute towards defining - the historiography of the region.
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