| dc.creator |
Bakari, Mohammed |
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| dc.creator |
Makulilo, Alexander B. |
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| dc.date |
2016-05-09T20:09:19Z |
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| dc.date |
2016-05-09T20:09:19Z |
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| dc.date |
2012 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2018-03-27T09:11:38Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2018-03-27T09:11:38Z |
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| dc.identifier |
Bakari, M. and Makulilo, A., 2012. Beyond polarity in Zanzibar? The ‘silent’referendum and the government of national unity. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 30(2), pp.195-218. |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/1920 |
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| dc.identifier |
10.1080/02589001.2012.669565 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/1920 |
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| dc.description |
Full text can be accessed at
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02589001.2012.669565 |
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| dc.description |
On 31 July 2010 the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar held a referendum to
decide on the government of national unity so as to end the impasse between the
two main political camps, each dominating one of the two islands of Unguja and
Pemba. The outcome of the referendum was that the majority of Zanzibaris voted
in favour of the government of national unity. This article revisits how the
referendum was carried out in terms of observing the basic principles of a
democratic referendum and whether the referendum would be a panacea for the
polarisation between the two islands. The main argument held here is that the
referendum fell short of observing some of the basic principles of a democratic
referendum since it systematically suppressed the voices of those who opted for a
‘No’ vote. Besides this, the government of national unity created after the
referendum was in essence the unity of the two major political parties, namely the
Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and the Civic United Front (CUF). Relatedly,
some of the fundamental issues causing polarisation are yet to be tackled, a
situation which, if not addressed in time, would make this polarity a likely facet of
Zanzibar’s future politics. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.publisher |
Taylor and Francis |
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| dc.subject |
Zanzibar |
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| dc.subject |
Referendum |
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| dc.subject |
Government of national unity |
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| dc.subject |
CCM |
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| dc.subject |
CUF |
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| dc.title |
Beyond Polarity in Zanzibar? The ‘Silent’ Referendum and the Government of National Unity |
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| dc.type |
Journal Article |
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