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The Political Legacy of Colonialism in Zimbabwe Implications for Justice and Elections in Africa

By Everisto Benyera Copyright 2025
210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

This book investigates the political legacy of colonialism in contemporary African institutions. Using the case study of electoral and justice institutions in post-colonial Zimbabwe, the book explores how those in post-colonial states relate to and with institutions initially designed to oppress them and remain structurally and systematically colonial. The book argues that the colonial era... Read more

1 Historicising Elections and Justice in Zimbabwe

2 On the Nullification of the Post-Colonial African State

3 The Political Legacy of Colonialism on the Post Colony

4 Colonialism, Justice, and Elections in Africa

5 Racism as an Ideology

6 Electoral Authoritarianism and Democratic Fatigue: Examining the Dynamics of Choiceless Elections in Zimbabwe

7 Electoral Participation and Intergenerational Rights: Is It Time for an Upper Age Limit for Voting?

8 The Shadow State and the Electoral Cycle: Faking Democracy

9 What about a Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Zimbabwe?

10 Reconciling Past Injustices and Pioneering Equitable Elections 

Biography

Everisto Benyera is Professor of African Politics in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of South Africa in Pretoria, South Africa. He researches and publishes on community-based, non-state transitional justice, human rights, transitology, and decoloniality. Everisto is the immediate past editor of Politeia: The Journal of Political Sciences and Public Administration and Management. His books include The Failure of the International Criminal Court in Africa: Decolonising Global Justice (2022, Routledge) and The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Recolonisation of Africa: The Coloniality of Data (2021, Routledge).