| ID | 148951 |
| Title Proper | Making an impact from the margins? civil society groups in Zimbabwe's interim power-sharing process |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Aeby, Michael |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The paper examines the role of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Zimbabwe's interim power-sharing process. It identifies CSOs’ organisational capacity, nature of engagement in the political process and relations with the power-sharing parties as the principal issues affecting CSOs’ ability to promote peace-making and democratisation in the context of a transitional executive power-sharing process. Based on these analytical themes, the case analysis argues that CSOs’ sway on the transition was particularly constrained by organisational fragmentation and disunity, divergent strategies vis-à-vis the interregnum, diminishing access to political elites, the latter's refusal to permit greater civic involvement, and continued repression. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Modern African Studies Vol. 54, No.4; Dec 2016: p.703-728 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Modern African Studies 2016-10 54, 4 |
| Key Words | Zimbabwe ; Margins ; Civil Society Groups ; Interim Power-Sharing Process |