Political Parties in a ‘No-Party Democracy’; Hegemony and Opposition Under ‘Movement Democracy’ in Uganda*  

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Carbone, Giovanni M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Party Politics vol. 9 no. 4 (Jul. 2003), page 485–501.
Topik: Africa  party system institutionalization  Uganda
Fulltext: 485PP94.pdf (60.78KB)

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In the mid-1980s, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) established in Uganda what it claimed was a new type of electoral politics, which soon came to be known as ‘movement’ or ‘no-party’ democracy. While party activities became subject to strict limitations, the NRM tried not to exacerbate political opposition by letting parties ‘exist’ as independent entities. Thus, in what is best conceived as a hegemonic system, minor political organizations are allowed a minimal presence so long as they do not constitute an effective challenge to the ruling Movement organization. This article investigates empirically the state of Uganda’s historical political parties – the Uganda People’s Congress and the Democratic Party – and shows that the specific organizational forms and strategies that the two parties have adopted are a direct response to the no-party framework and the hegemonic context.

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