Militarizing more to develop faster? : Uganda's difficult choices on governance, human rights and the economy / edited by: Sylvie Namwase, Ronald Naluwairo, Zahara Nampewo & Ole Wæver.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Namwase, Sylvie, editor.

Naluwairo, Ronald, editor.

Nampewo, Zahara, editor.

Wæver, Ole, 1960- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Militarization--Uganda.

Militarization.

Civil-military relations--Uganda.

Civil-military relations.

Armed Forces--Political activity.

Armed Forces.

Militarization--Social policy.

Uganda--Politics and government--1979-.

Uganda.

Uganda--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

xvii, 404 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Uganda's difficult choices on governance, human rights and the economy

Place of Publication:

Kampala : African Studies Bookstore, [2023]

Summary:

"This edited book volume is a gripping and detailed analysis of militarization's permeation and consolidation within Uganda's economy. The Ugandan government has made a case for the steady deployment and involvement of its military into the country's development sectors such as land, agriculture and mineral development among others, as part of the strategy to meet its ambitious development agenda. While efficiency might have been strengthened in some cases, the process has also entailed the circumvention of legal regulations as well as civilian participation and oversight. This trend of resource development using the military is occurring amidst increasing levels of unemployment, poverty and inequality, while facilitating the accumulation of wealth by an elite few in Uganda, and thus further undermining long term growth and stability. This book explores some of these themes and offers glimpses into the various ways in which the Ugandan military has advanced from a tool of consolidating political and coercive power, to a mechanism for consolidating 'military economic power' through the duplication of roles and the weakening of selected civilian institutions. The book's ten chapters offer descriptive and analytical insights into some of the impacts militarization is having on society including increased exclusion of communities from economic activities, inequality and poverty in affected communities, human rights violations, widening ethno-military patrimonial networks, diminished accountability and institutional ineffectiveness among others."-- Back cover

Contents:

Should we militarize a little more? Questions, definitions and theories for this volume / Sylvie Namwase and Ole Wæver

The political subject of militarization : ideology, order, and the security apparatus in Museveni's Uganda / Derek S. Denman

Police militarization in Uganda / Ronald Naluwairo

Blue gold and guns on the water : "small peoples" fishing rights and the military in Uganda / Zahara Nampewo

The dynamics of working with soldiers in wildlife conservation / Jackson Odong

No guns and useless crops : disarming the unarmed and militarizing the "state" in Karamoja / Mathilde Kaalund

Militarizing agriculture in Uganda : interrogating stakeholder participation under Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) / Sylvie Namwase

Parliamentary oversight in an age of militarization : the case of legislative authority under the national resistance movement in Uganda / Christopher Mbazira

Between resilience and vulnerability : gender and age in "little peoples" coping mechanisms to state-led militarization in Uganda / James Nkuubi

Beyond militarization? Critical reflections on Uganda's recurring conundrum / J. Oloka-Onyango.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references and index.

ISBN:

9789913623148

9913623146

OCLC:

1465041291