Autocratization in Contemporary Uganda: Clientelism, Coercion and Social Control

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The Autocratic Turn in Uganda analyses two interrelated outcomes: autocratisation, manifest in the deepening of personalist rule or Musevenism, and the regime resilience that has made Museveni one of Africa's current-longest surviving rulers. How has this feat been possible, and what has been the trajectory of Musevenis increasingly autocratic rule Surveying that trajectory since 1986, the book takes as its primary focus the years since 2005; bringing to the fore the autocratic turn, placing it within a broader comparative lens, and enriching it with comparative references to cases outside of Uganda. While positing the notion of 'autocratic adaptability' as a defining hallmark of Musevenis rule, the book examines the factors and forces that have made that adaptability possible, analysing the dynamics around three keys themes: institutions, resources, and coalitions. Through empirical research, each chapter seeks to demonstrate how either one or two of these three variables have functioned in propelling autocratization and assuring regime resilience - producing theoretical and and comparative implications that reach beyond Uganda.

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Moses Khisa is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies, North Carolina State University, USA.