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Proportional representation electoral system and conflict management in divided societies: the case of Rwanda and Kenya

A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of Dr. Atangcho N Akonumbo, Faculté de Sciences Sociales et de Gestion, U...

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/12431 Proportional representation electoral system and conflict management in divided societies: the case of Rwanda and Kenya Akonumbo, Atangcho Nji Kawera, Marie Sylvie UCTD Proportional representation electoral systems Elections Rwanda Elections Kenya A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of Dr. Atangcho N Akonumbo, Faculté de Sciences Sociales et de Gestion, Université Catholique D’Afrique, Centrale Yaounde Cameroun. Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa))--University of Pretoria, 2009. Critically examines the role of electoral systems in the democratisation process and conflict management in divided societies such as Kenya and Rwanda. Analyses the power sharing arrangement institutionalized in Rwanda in the aftermath of the genocide in order to demonstrate the potential to mitigate issues of ethnic. Also explores the anomalous results caused by the current electoral system in Kenya (First Past The Post) in its process of democratization and then find out which is the most suitable electoral system which encourage co-operation and inclusiveness and discourage conflict and exclusiveness. minority representation http://www.chr.up.ac.za/ Centre for Human Rights LLM 2010-01-06T13:08:13Z 2010-01-06T13:08:13Z 2009 2009 Mini Dissertation Kawera, MS 2009, Proportional representation electoral system and conflict management in divided societies: the case of Rwanda and Kenya, LLM Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12431> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12431 en LLM Dissertations University of Pretoria application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle UCTD
Proportional representation electoral systems
Elections Rwanda
Elections Kenya
Proportional representation electoral system and conflict management in divided societies: the case of Rwanda and Kenya
title Proportional representation electoral system and conflict management in divided societies: the case of Rwanda and Kenya
title_full Proportional representation electoral system and conflict management in divided societies: the case of Rwanda and Kenya
title_fullStr Proportional representation electoral system and conflict management in divided societies: the case of Rwanda and Kenya
title_full_unstemmed Proportional representation electoral system and conflict management in divided societies: the case of Rwanda and Kenya
title_short Proportional representation electoral system and conflict management in divided societies: the case of Rwanda and Kenya
title_sort proportional representation electoral system and conflict management in divided societies the case of rwanda and kenya
topic UCTD
Proportional representation electoral systems
Elections Rwanda
Elections Kenya
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12431