Can a Patrimonial Democracy Survive? The Case of Mozambique

Braathen, Einar; Orre, Aslak

doi:10.1080/08039410.2001.9666169

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“…However, for decades, Renamo maintained its militaristic leadership and an armed wing (Vines, 2013), while Frelimo has sought to tailor the liberal democratic system to retain its dominant position (Morier-Genoud, 2009). Thus, while some scholars believed that Mozambique 'successfully transitioned to peace and democracy' because domestic elites had a 'genuine desire' for the country's democratisation (Barnett et al, 2014, p. 614), others warned that democratisation was too fragile to succeed (Braathen & Orre, 2001;Wood, 1999). Indeed, in the last two decades, studies have noted that Mozambique has been following the path of autocratisation (de Brito et al, 2017;Manning, 2010;Nhanale, 2021;Nylen, 2018).…”

Section: The Autocratisation Of Mozambique's Politicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Autocratisation and Peacebuilding in Mozambique (2012–2019): Towards Illiberal Peace?

Sambo

2023

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development

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In 2012, 20 years after the end of the 16-year war between Renamo and the Frelimo-led government, Mozambique witnessed the resumption of armed confrontations between the two former belligerents. The renewed hostilities ended in 2019 when Renamo and the government signed the Maputo Accord for Peace and Reconciliation, hailed as a ‘global exemplar’ of liberal conflict resolution. Nevertheless, the peace process occurred in the context of increasing autocratisation in the country. Accordingly, this article examines the implications of authoritarian politics for an ostensibly liberal peacebuilding process. It argues that while the ruling elites resist attempts at building liberal peace, authoritarian conflict management has been complicated by state incapacity and the resistance of liberal actors. Therefore, the article concludes that attempts at rebuilding peace in a context of entrenched tensions between liberalisation and autocratisation in Mozambique delivered a precarious peace.

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Section: The Autocratisation Of Mozambique's Politicsmentioning

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Autocratisation and Peacebuilding in Mozambique (2012–2019): Towards Illiberal Peace?

Sambo

2023

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development

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“…Patrimonial State, permitting Gubuza and his family and acolytes to implement practices of personal enrichment, in detriment of the public interests (Braathen & Orre, 2011), which oriented at least all the main strategic options during Guebuza's second term.…”

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The Risk Management of Islamic Terrorism in a Fragile State: The Case of Mozambique

Bussotti

Torres²

2020

PMC

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Islamic terrorism has been a serious threat for Eastern and Southern Africa since the 1990s. Many of these African countries have developed different forms of struggle against Islamic terrorism, from a military intervention to social policies, in order to improve the general socio-economic conditions for society as a whole. In Mozambique, no specific measure was adopted to cope the diffusion of terrorism, leaving that radicalized forms of Islamism spread in particular in Cabo Delgado, a Northern Province bordering with Tanzania. Research aimed at approaching Islamic terrorism in Cabo Delgado according to the strategy of risk prevention and risk management by Mozambican State. This study demonstrates that during the second term of Guebuza as a Chief of State, Mozambique had to face three different, potential threats. Nevertheless, Mozambican government identified two of these threats as a priority (namely Somali piracy in Mozambique Channel and Renamo´s action), neglecting possible Islamic terrorist attacks in Cabo Delgado Province. This study demonstrates – using privileged witnesses as well as open sources available in the public sphere - that this choice was typical of a fragile and authoritarian State. Firstly, it was not based on an objective risk analysis, but on political as well as on patrimonial interests of political elite, and secondly local civil society could not oppose any resistance. This choice allowed radical Islamic groups to grow undisturbed in Cabo Delgado, until carrying out violent attacks from October 2017, which Mozambican government seems unable to counter until today. Keywords: Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambican State, religious extremism, risk prevention.

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“…Donors are also accused of not really paying attention to increasing corruption in Mozambique in order not to endanger their image of Mozambique as a developmental model (Hanlon, 2004). Some authors even describe the political system that has emerged in Mozambique as 'competitive clientelism' (Macamo and Neubert, 2003) or 'patrimonial-democratic' (Braathen and Orre, 2001).…”

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Decentralisation in Commonwealth Africa

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Can a Patrimonial Democracy Survive? The Case of Mozambique

Cited by 8 publications

References 4 publications

Autocratisation and Peacebuilding in Mozambique (2012–2019): Towards Illiberal Peace?

Autocratisation and Peacebuilding in Mozambique (2012–2019): Towards Illiberal Peace?

The Risk Management of Islamic Terrorism in a Fragile State: The Case of Mozambique

Decentralisation in Commonwealth Africa

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