Arbitrary states : social control and modern authoritarianism in Museveni's Uganda / Rebecca Tapscott.
Series: Oxford studies in African politics and international relations: ; Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations (colour), map (black and white)Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191889745Subject(s): Authoritarianism -- Uganda | Power (Social sciences) -- Uganda | Social control -- Uganda | Uganda -- Politics and government -- 1979-
| Politics and Government | Politics & governmentAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198856474DDC classification: 320.96761 LOC classification: JQ2951.A58Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This title places literature on the post-colonial African state in conversation with literature on modern authoritarianism. It presents an original framework, 'institutionalized arbitrariness', to explain how modern authoritarian rulers project arbitrary power, even in environments of relatively functional state institutions and rule of law.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition also issued in print: 2021.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Open access.
This title places literature on the post-colonial African state in conversation with literature on modern authoritarianism. It presents an original framework, 'institutionalized arbitrariness', to explain how modern authoritarian rulers project arbitrary power, even in environments of relatively functional state institutions and rule of law.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 20, 2021).