Arbitrary States Social Control and Modern Authoritarianism in Museveni's Uganda

In recent years, scholars of authoritarianism have noted a trend in which institutions designed to check arbitrary power have been hollowed out to facilitate its exercise. As they grapple with how to understand the disjunct between state institutions and enforcement power, scholars of sub-Saharan Af...

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Main Author: Tapscott, Rebecca (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2021
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