Book contents
- Trajectories of Authoritarianism in Rwanda
- African Studies Series
- Trajectories of Authoritarianism in Rwanda
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figure
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Trajectories of Authoritarianism
- 1 The Study of Authoritarianism
- 2 Should Rwanda Matter to the Study of Authoritarianism?
- 3 Some Background
- 4 The Shape of Authoritarianism in Pre-genocide Rwanda
- 5 Communicating Norms for Behavior
- 6 Challenges to the Monopoly of Legitimate Violence
- 7 Competition around and within the Security Sanctum
- 8 The Political and Economic Grind
- 9 Local and Individual Trajectories
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- African Studies Series
9 - Local and Individual Trajectories
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 January 2023
- Trajectories of Authoritarianism in Rwanda
- African Studies Series
- Trajectories of Authoritarianism in Rwanda
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figure
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Trajectories of Authoritarianism
- 1 The Study of Authoritarianism
- 2 Should Rwanda Matter to the Study of Authoritarianism?
- 3 Some Background
- 4 The Shape of Authoritarianism in Pre-genocide Rwanda
- 5 Communicating Norms for Behavior
- 6 Challenges to the Monopoly of Legitimate Violence
- 7 Competition around and within the Security Sanctum
- 8 The Political and Economic Grind
- 9 Local and Individual Trajectories
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- African Studies Series
Summary
Chapter 9 shifts the focus away from the capital and national level to address the question of reach. While "achieved" depictions of authoritarianism suggest a vertical, overbearing chain to compel obedience, local level administrators and ordinary citizens were never absolute cogs in the authoritarian system in place in Rwanda. The chapter explores the ambiguous realities of lived authoritarianism under the two republics.
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- Trajectories of Authoritarianism in RwandaElusive Control before the Genocide, pp. 312 - 339Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023