An analysis of the challenges to national healing and reconciliation and prospects for development in the aftermath of Zimbabwe’s 2008 political violence
Zimbabwe is currently run by a power sharing government created by the Global Political Agreement (GPA) to resolve political conflict that resulted in devastating violence in 2008. This study offers a theoretical analysis of the challenges to national healing, reconciliation and development in Zimba...
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| description | Zimbabwe is currently run by a power sharing government created by the Global Political Agreement (GPA) to resolve political conflict that resulted in devastating violence in 2008. This study offers a theoretical analysis of the challenges to national healing, reconciliation and development in Zimbabwe, post June 2008. The study argues that the challenges to national healing and reconciliation are embedded in the struggles for political hegemony. It posits that national healing and reconciliation are processes that have a direct impact on the political ascendency and fortunes of the main rival political parties, the MDC and ZANU-PF. The study also discloses that national healing and reconciliation in Zimbabwe are bleak because the ZANU-PF regime on whose watch violence occurred still controls the levers of political power making national healing and reconciliation difficult. The study stands on Gramsci’s theory of hegemony to analyse the challenges to reconciliation and healing in Zimbabwe. The theory aptly explains the struggles for power and legitimacy which are key elements in reconciliation any reconciliation process. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-17442022-06-27T13:49:06Z An analysis of the challenges to national healing and reconciliation and prospects for development in the aftermath of Zimbabwe’s 2008 political violence Munemo, Douglas Reconciliation, healing, political violence, hegemony, development, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is currently run by a power sharing government created by the Global Political Agreement (GPA) to resolve political conflict that resulted in devastating violence in 2008. This study offers a theoretical analysis of the challenges to national healing, reconciliation and development in Zimbabwe, post June 2008. The study argues that the challenges to national healing and reconciliation are embedded in the struggles for political hegemony. It posits that national healing and reconciliation are processes that have a direct impact on the political ascendency and fortunes of the main rival political parties, the MDC and ZANU-PF. The study also discloses that national healing and reconciliation in Zimbabwe are bleak because the ZANU-PF regime on whose watch violence occurred still controls the levers of political power making national healing and reconciliation difficult. The study stands on Gramsci’s theory of hegemony to analyse the challenges to reconciliation and healing in Zimbabwe. The theory aptly explains the struggles for power and legitimacy which are key elements in reconciliation any reconciliation process. 2016-08-04T08:06:01Z 2016-08-04T08:06:01Z 2012 Article 1683-8831 http://medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=pjssci.2012.311.318 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1744 en Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences;Vol. 9, No. 6; p. 311-318 open Medwell Journals |
| spellingShingle | Reconciliation, healing, political violence, hegemony, development, Zimbabwe Munemo, Douglas An analysis of the challenges to national healing and reconciliation and prospects for development in the aftermath of Zimbabwe’s 2008 political violence |
| title | An analysis of the challenges to national healing and reconciliation and prospects for development in the aftermath of Zimbabwe’s 2008 political violence |
| title_full | An analysis of the challenges to national healing and reconciliation and prospects for development in the aftermath of Zimbabwe’s 2008 political violence |
| title_fullStr | An analysis of the challenges to national healing and reconciliation and prospects for development in the aftermath of Zimbabwe’s 2008 political violence |
| title_full_unstemmed | An analysis of the challenges to national healing and reconciliation and prospects for development in the aftermath of Zimbabwe’s 2008 political violence |
| title_short | An analysis of the challenges to national healing and reconciliation and prospects for development in the aftermath of Zimbabwe’s 2008 political violence |
| title_sort | analysis of the challenges to national healing and reconciliation and prospects for development in the aftermath of zimbabwe’s 2008 political violence |
| topic | Reconciliation, healing, political violence, hegemony, development, Zimbabwe |
| url | http://medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=pjssci.2012.311.318 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1744 |
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