Arbitrary States : Social Control and Modern Authoritarianism in Museveni's Uganda / Rebecca Tapscott
พิมพ์ครั้งที่
1st ed.
พิมพลักษณ์
New York : Oxford University Press, 2021
จำนวนหน้า
ix, 230 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
ชื่อชุด
Oxford studies in African politics and international relations.
หมายเหตุบรรณานุกรม
Includes bibliographical references and index.
หมายเหตุสารบัญ
Violence, governance, and uncertainty: an introduction to citizens' lived experiences of the Ugandan state -- Arbitrary governance and modern authoritarianism -- Institutionalized arbitrariness in Uganda (1986-2016) -- Violence, sovereignty, and the Uganda Police Force -- Claiming jurisdiction: local vigilantes and the struggle to consolidate power -- Whither the state? Surveillance, crime preventers, and potential state presence -- Varieties of arbitrary governance -- Arbitrary governance in Africa and beyond
สาระสังเขป
"In recent years, scholars of authoritarianism have noted a trend in which institutions designed to check arbitrary power have been hollowed out to facilitate its exercise. As they grapple with how to understand the disjunct between state institutions and enforcement power, scholars of sub-Saharan African states have been doing so for decades. Based on in-depth field research on local security in Museveni's Uganda, Tapscott offers an innovative and provocative contribution to studies of authoritarianism and state consolidation: rulers maintain control by creating unpredictability in the everyday lives of local authorities and ordinary citizens. In this type of modern authoritarian regime, rulers institutionalise arbitrariness to limit the space for political action, while keeping citizens marginally engaged in the democratic process. By showing not just that unpredictability matters for governance, but also how it is manufactured and sustained, this book challenges and extends cutting-edge scholarship on authoritarianism, the state, and governance"-- Provided by publisher
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