Though Malawian democracy could still be described as in transition from authoritarianism, it has enabled an atmosphere for critical debate of and dissent against seemingly popular opinions, which was not possible during the authoritarian rule of former life president, Dr. H.K. Banda, 1964-1994. This article examines politicised cultural populism in Malawi under the dictatorship and democracy in comparative terms. President Banda, as a political populist, appropriated culture to legitimate and validate his political power as well as to cultivate popular support from the majority of ordinary people. Following reforms towards democracy since 1992, his successors have also tended towards populist politics by similarly appropriating culture and...
One of the strongest limiting factors in the transition to participatory democracy in Malawi is the ...
Are civil society organizations in Africa agents of democratization, legitimators of corrupt ruling ...
Journalists and writers in Malawi were crucial in the resistance to Dr Banda's hegemony between 1964...
Though Malawian democracy could still be described as in transition from authoritarianism, it has en...
Though Malawian democracy could still be described as in transition from authoritarianism, it has en...
Though Malawian democracy could still be described as in transition from authoritarianism, it has en...
After thirty years of autocratic rule under ”Life President” Kamuzu Banda, Malawians experienced a t...
This article examines the cultural experiences of the M’mbelwa Ngoni who occupied the modern Mzimba...
For the first three decades following independence from Britain in 1964, the governance of Malawi wa...
The current discussion on democratization in Africa tends towards Eurocentrism in that it pays ins...
Political scientists have under-studied those who actually “do” formal politics – politicians, parti...
Paper presented at the Wits History Workshop: Democracy, Popular Precedents, Practice and Culture, 1...
Models explaining populism as a policy response to the interests of the urban poor struggle to under...
This thesis explores the broad continuities in the strategies that individual leaders in Africa have...
Summary: This article seeks to demonstrate how traditional leaders have strategically exploited the ...
One of the strongest limiting factors in the transition to participatory democracy in Malawi is the ...
Are civil society organizations in Africa agents of democratization, legitimators of corrupt ruling ...
Journalists and writers in Malawi were crucial in the resistance to Dr Banda's hegemony between 1964...
Though Malawian democracy could still be described as in transition from authoritarianism, it has en...
Though Malawian democracy could still be described as in transition from authoritarianism, it has en...
Though Malawian democracy could still be described as in transition from authoritarianism, it has en...
After thirty years of autocratic rule under ”Life President” Kamuzu Banda, Malawians experienced a t...
This article examines the cultural experiences of the M’mbelwa Ngoni who occupied the modern Mzimba...
For the first three decades following independence from Britain in 1964, the governance of Malawi wa...
The current discussion on democratization in Africa tends towards Eurocentrism in that it pays ins...
Political scientists have under-studied those who actually “do” formal politics – politicians, parti...
Paper presented at the Wits History Workshop: Democracy, Popular Precedents, Practice and Culture, 1...
Models explaining populism as a policy response to the interests of the urban poor struggle to under...
This thesis explores the broad continuities in the strategies that individual leaders in Africa have...
Summary: This article seeks to demonstrate how traditional leaders have strategically exploited the ...
One of the strongest limiting factors in the transition to participatory democracy in Malawi is the ...
Are civil society organizations in Africa agents of democratization, legitimators of corrupt ruling ...
Journalists and writers in Malawi were crucial in the resistance to Dr Banda's hegemony between 1964...