Kenya
Subtitle: assessing risks to stability : a report of the CSIS Africa Program
By: author, Joel D. Barkan ; project directors, Jennifer G. Cooke, Richard Downie
Contributors: Cooke, Jennifer G.; Downie, Richard; Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.). Africa Program
Publisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 16
ISBN-13: 9780892066414
Subjects: Political stability; Forecasting; Politics and government; Economic conditions; Social conditions
Description: The violence that erupted in Kenya following the disputed outcome of the 2007 presidential election shook the country to its core and challenged the complacent view of many in the international community that Kenya was not a country to "worry about". For the past two decades, political life in Kenya has been characterized by a long-term struggle between two opposing forces: the "dinosaurs" who wish to cling to the old style of identity politics, and the "modernizers" who wish to break out of that mold, establishing a more inclusive and accountable political system. For now the outcome is uncertain. Growing economic inequalities, the influx of Somali refugees, the impact of climate change and environmental degradation, and rampant urbanization are all emerging issues that have the potential to destabilize the country in the long term.
Notes: Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 26, 2011).

"June 2011."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to the series; title: Key stress points; title: Overview; title: Background; title: Kenya's politics today; title: Scenarios; title: Conclusion.