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To protest or not to protest? : Zimbabweans' willingness to protest
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 87-93).
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| author | Mpani, Glen |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8116 To protest or not to protest? : Zimbabweans' willingness to protest Mpani, Glen Mattes, Robert Democratic Governance Includes bibliographical references (leaves 87-93). This study investigates the willingness of Zimbabweans to use protest participation as an alternative route to the democratisation of Zimbabwe. A set of theoretical determinants from the literature are tested against individual reports of protest participation usmg the Afrobarometer survey: Round 3. Explanations include economic, political, cultural, cognitive and collective action factors. The evidence from this study reveals that, while conventional wisdom would associate protest with the economically insecure, the unemployed and individuals who belong to the working class, in Zimbabwe protest potential is high among the urbanised, the young, professionals, educated and the economically secure. The study raises questions about the efficacy of the strategies of civil society and opposition in Zimbabwe to mobilise protest Zimbabweans, despite being marginalised and confronted with the most severe crisis, are not inclined to push for economic and political transformation. 2014-10-06T11:21:27Z 2014-10-06T11:21:27Z 2007 Master Thesis Masters MSocSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8116 eng application/pdf Department of Political Studies Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Democratic Governance Mpani, Glen To protest or not to protest? : Zimbabweans' willingness to protest |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | To protest or not to protest? : Zimbabweans' willingness to protest |
| title_full | To protest or not to protest? : Zimbabweans' willingness to protest |
| title_fullStr | To protest or not to protest? : Zimbabweans' willingness to protest |
| title_full_unstemmed | To protest or not to protest? : Zimbabweans' willingness to protest |
| title_short | To protest or not to protest? : Zimbabweans' willingness to protest |
| title_sort | to protest or not to protest zimbabweans willingness to protest |
| topic | Democratic Governance |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8116 |
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