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journal of african elections vol3 number 1 transparent democratic governance in africa

The Dominance of the Swazi Monarchy and the Moral Dynamics of Democratisation of the Swazi State

The struggle for independence in Swaziland contended with two important dynamics: (i) the emerging new ideology of party politics in Africa largely patterned after the Westminster model of parliamentary democracy; (ii) the ideology of traditionalism that centred all contestation of political power on the monarchy. I observe that over the years the dominant philosophical framework […]