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
1 - The Study of Authoritarianism
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 1 looks at some of the conceptual and theoretical debates surrounding authoritarianism. In doing so, it explores the contribution and focuses on authoritarian trajectories can make to our understanding of realities under authoritarianism. The chapter also briefly explores some of the challenges of studying authoritarianism from a historical lens in the Rwandan context.
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- Trajectories of Authoritarianism in RwandaElusive Control before the Genocide, pp. 21 - 58Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023