East Africa after liberation : conflict, security and the state since the 1980s /
Fisher, Jonathan,1985-author.
"Between 1986 and 1994, East Africa's postcolonial, political settlement was profoundly challenged as four revolutionary 'liberation' movements seized power in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Uganda. After years of armed struggle against vicious dictatorships, these movements transformed from rebels to rulers, promising to deliver 'fundamental change'. This study exposes, examines and underlines the acute challenges each has faced in doing so. Drawing on over 130 interviews with the region's post-liberation elite, undertaken over the course of a decade, Jonathan Fisher takes a fresh and empirically-grounded approach to explaining the fast-moving politics of the region over the last three decades, focusing on the role and influence of its guerrilla governments. East Africa after Liberation sheds critical light on the competing pressures post-liberation governments contend with as they balance reformist aspirations with accommodation of counter-vailing interests, historical trajectories and their own violent organisational cultures"--
Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-311) and index.
Part I. Insurgency -- East Africa's Post-Liberation Elite and the Legacy of Insurgency I: Movement, State and Society -- East Africa's Post-Liberation Elite and the Legacy of Insurgency II: From Rebellion to Government -- Part II. Liberation -- From Rebels to Diplomats: Pragmatism, Aspiration and Mistrust, 1986-1995 -- Reinventing Liberation: Revolution and Regret in Congo and Sudan, 1995-2000 -- Part III. Crisis -- The Distintegration of the Liberation Coalition, 1998-2007 -- From Regional Conflict to Domestic Crisis: Regime Consolidation and the Fragmentation of the Old Guard, 2000-2007 -- Conclusion.
"Between 1986 and 1994, East Africa's postcolonial, political settlement was profoundly challenged as four revolutionary 'liberation' movements seized power in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Uganda. After years of armed struggle against vicious dictatorships, these movements transformed from rebels to rulers, promising to deliver 'fundamental change'. This study exposes, examines and underlines the acute challenges each has faced in doing so. Drawing on over 130 interviews with the region's post-liberation elite, undertaken over the course of a decade, Jonathan Fisher takes a fresh and empirically-grounded approach to explaining the fast-moving politics of the region over the last three decades, focusing on the role and influence of its guerrilla governments. East Africa after Liberation sheds critical light on the competing pressures post-liberation governments contend with as they balance reformist aspirations with accommodation of counter-vailing interests, historical trajectories and their own violent organisational cultures"--
National liberation movements
Security, International