At first glance, ethnically based and populist forms of mobilization appear to be contradictory
and ultimately mutually exclusive phenomena. Appealing to voters on the basis of a shared …

Abstract Using Zambia's 2008 Governance Survey, this paper examines the relationship
between class, political participation, trust and values. Three notable findings emerge. First …

Much of the scholarly work on politics in Zambia during the early 2000s stresses the role of
populist mobilisations and the exploitation of ethnic language identities when explaining …

Informed by recent scholarship that underscores the centrality of death, corpses and funerals
in contemporary African politics, this article explores the ways in which political actors in the …

This book interrogates the ideology and practices of liberal constitutionalism in the Zambian
postcolony. The analysis focuses on the residual political and governmental effects of an …

'Miracle'is a word that was once associated with Southeast Asia. The 'newly industrializing
economies' of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand in the 1990s dazzled the world with high …

This chapter examines the interaction between charisma and politics in Africa. Two broad
groups of charismatic political leaders are discussed: those who came to the fore during the …

Recent political events across the globe have brought populism to the centre of political
debates. This interest in populism has been sparked in part by the emergence of anti …