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Colonial Legacies and Regime Hegemony in Uganda

By Joshua B. Rubongoya Copyright 2025
188 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

188 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explains the prevalence of electoral authoritarianism (or multi-party autocracy) in the politics of sub-Saharan Africa and examines why repeated elections have not deepened democracy. Using Uganda as a case study, the book examines the hegemonic regimes that underpin electoral authoritarian regimes in the context of a colonial legacy. Employing a historical institutionalist approach,... Read more

CHAPTER 1: Movement Politics as Hegemony Project

 

CHAPTER 2: The Colonial Legacy in Historical Perspective

 

CHAPTER 3: Maturation of Movement Politics as Colonial Legacy in the Post-Colony

 

CHAPTER 4: Electoral Multi-party Autocracy and Contemporary Legacy Politics (2006-2021)

 

CHAPTER 5: Conclusion 

 

 

 

 

 

Biography

Joshua B. Rubongoya is Professor Emeritus at Roanoke College, Virginia, USA. He holds the Ph.D., from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver where he studied as a Fulbright Scholar.  The author of “Regime Hegemony in Museveni’s Uganda: Pax Musevenica”, Dr. Rubongoya has authored numerous articles, book chapters and reviews. He has also consulted for the World Bank and is currently a V-Dem expert for Uganda.