No-party democracy in Uganda : myths and realities / edited by Justus Mugaju & J. Oloka-Onyango.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mugaju, Justus.

Oloka-Onyango, Joseph.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--Uganda.

Political parties.

One-party systems--Uganda.

One-party systems.

Democracy--Uganda.

Democracy.

Uganda.

Uganda--Politics and government--1979-.

Politics and government.

National Resistance Movement (Uganda).

Physical Description:

v, 158 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Kampala, Uganda : Fountain Publishers, 2000.

Summary:

The continuation of no-party democracy has been constitutionalised by the Constituent Assembly of Uganda, causing great controversy. The 1995 constitution provided for a referendum to be held in the year 2000 to enable Ugandans to revisit the question of political systems and choose between multiparty, no-party and any other form of democracy. The eight contributors including Professor Ali Mazrui, examine the case for and against multipartyism, the justification for no-party democracy as well as its myths and realities, and the wider ideological implications of movement politics in the Great Lakes region. They also explore the possibilities of bridging the gap between movementists and multipartyists in order to adopt a political system based on the widest consensus possible among the people in Uganda.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-153) and index.

ISBN:

9970022040

OCLC:

44573615