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168241
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This article contends that Zimbabwe’s agency in its engagement with China has been limited and at best circumscribed. This owes to factors such as indifference by state authorities to cooperation with civil society actors in negotiating with Chinese actors, the desperation of the The Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front regime in the face of isolation by erstwhile partners as well as the opacity and secrecy that characterizes significant areas of the Zimbabwe–China relationship. The pressing need for critical institutions such as parliament to play independent oversight roles as well as the creation of space for civil society watchdog functions are highlighted as key enablers if Zimbabwean agency is to generate positive gains from the country’s engagement with China.
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ID:
181359
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IN NOVEMBER 2021, the Council of Young Diplomats (CYD) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will mark its 20th anniversary. Although 20 years is not all that long, it is still a long time to be bringing together young specialists. Over the years, the CYD's membership has changed and expanded, and its trends, priorities, and approaches to working with young diplomats have evolved.
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178260
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Nelson Chamisa is central to the political terrain of contemporary Zimbabwe. Post the soft coup of November 2017 and the death of Morgan Tsvangirai in early 2018, Chamisa became president of the Movement for Democratic Change party and contested the July 2018 presidential election. The tempo of changes in the Movement for Democratic Change presidency is not related directly to the shift from Mugabe to Mnangagwa. However, broader politics formed an important context for Chamisa’s contested claim for the Movement for Democratic Change presidency. In examining Chamisa and the Movement for Democratic Change, the article highlights linkages between personality politics and electoral mobilization, and how this relates to political party institutionalization.
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086092
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2009.
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Five months after the signing of a power-sharing agreement in Zimbabwe, a combination of international pressure and economic deterioration has facilitated its implementation. With the ruling Zimbabwe African Nation Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) agreeing to enter a coalition government with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), a political compromise appears to have been reached, albeit a fragile one.
However, optimism over Zimbabwe's future stability needs to be tempered by a sober assessment of the agreement and the various actors in the deal. While both ZANU-PF and the MDC appear committed to the agreement in the short term, factionalism with ZANU-PF and the MDC, along with military discontent with the deal, could undermine its full implementation.
Image: President Robert Mugabe, centre, watched by Arthur Mutambara, left, shakes hands with Morgan Tsvangirai, the new prime minister of Zimbabwe, at the signing of the power-sharing deal ceremony in Harare on 15 September 2008.
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ID:
095469
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2010.
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Ending Robert Mugabe's purge of his country's human and physical capital will require more pressure smartly applied, particularly by neighboring nations.
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193042
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This article is an empirical examination of ‘victimhood’ in the context of the widespread, deadly and destructive electoral violence that affected Zimbabwe in 2008. It contends that an examination of the behaviour of victims of state-sponsored political violence enhances our comprehension of ‘victimhood’ as a factor in the perpetuation of political violence. The victims were largely ignored by the justice system, the political leadership and the community, all of whom were under the coercive spell of the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU PF). The trivialisation of their situation, and the absence of legitimate avenues for redress, forced many victims to seek direct revenge. The article traces how this fomented and reproduced the already violent political atmosphere in Norton town during the 2008 election period. It relies on interviews with opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) victims of violence in Norton to consider how they attempted to make sense of their pain by claiming victimhood and exacting physical revenge against their tormentors.
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