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Violence and political culture in Mozambique

Macamo, Elisio. (2016) Violence and political culture in Mozambique. Social Dynamics, 42 (1). pp. 85-105.

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Abstract

This article is an attempt at developing a lens through which political culture in Mozambique can be analysed, described and interpreted. It is based on the notion of a political teleology that emerged out of the conditions within which the country fought for its independence. The paper argues that violence in a symbolic and physical form played a central role in the constitution of this political teleology by, on the one hand, allowing the liberation movement to produce an account of Mozambican history which both gave legitimacy to its own struggle while at the same time undermining alternative accounts and, on the other, set the scene for the implementation of a national project that came to be primarily concerned with the reproduction of the claim to power of the liberation movement. Forty years of independence in Mozambique offer an ideal time frame to attempt the construction of such a lens.
Faculties and Departments:04 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > Departement Gesellschaftswissenschaften > Fachbereich Soziologie > Afrikastudien (Macamo)
UniBasel Contributors:Macamo, Elisio
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Routledge
ISSN:0253-3952
e-ISSN:1940-7874
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Last Modified:22 Oct 2018 13:10
Deposited On:22 Oct 2018 13:10

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