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
6 - Challenges to the Monopoly of Legitimate Violence
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 6 looks at some of the security challenges Rwanda experienced for a large part of the First Republic and again at the end of the Second Republic. It therefore focuses Rwandan authorities’ ability to maintain their monopoly of legitimate violence. It stresses the extent to which Rwandan authorities, especially under the First Republic, faced important challenges to their tenure and perceived ability to control the territory.
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- Trajectories of Authoritarianism in RwandaElusive Control before the Genocide, pp. 210 - 239Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023