Victoria Lihiru

Datos Biográficos

ID1017946
NOMBREVictoria Lihiru
NOMBRESVictoria
APELLIDOLihiru
FIRMALIHIRU V
AFILIACIONESOpen University of Tanzania
ORCID0000-0003-2666-5804
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS5
TOTAL DE CITAS1
TOTAL COMO AUTOR5
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2022
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2024
ÍNDICE H1

  • Legal Barriers to Women's Access to Elected Parliamentary Seats in Light of 30 Years of Multiparty Democracy in Tanzania

    Open AccessVictoria LihiruARTICLEJournal of African Law2024

    The year 2022 marked 30 years since Tanzania re-adopted multiparty democracy in 1992. The number of women parliamentarians has increased from 16 per cent after the multiparty elections in 1995 to 37.4 per cent after the 2020 elections. However, a significant share of women parliamentarians emanates from the special seats system, while only a small share of women hold directly elected seats. For example, in 2023, while women account for 37.4 per c…

  • Political Parties Act as a Stumbling Block to Women’s Political Leadership in Tanzania

    Victoria LihiruARTICLEThe African Review2023

    The international, regional and subregional conventions that Tanzania has ratified call for State Parties to regulate the functioning of political parties to, inter alia , promote the full participation of women in political leadership and in decision-making processes. The reintroduction of multiparty democracy in 1992 witnessed the enactment of the 1992 Political Parties Act to govern the registration and management of political parties. The Pol…

  • Promoting Women's Political Participation in Tanzania

    Victoria LihiruARTICLEJournal of Southern African Studies2023Citada por: 1

    In response to the low numbers of women in elected positions of power, Tanzania reserves special seats for women in parliament and local governance structures. Consequently, the special seats system remains one of the main pathways for women’s access to political seats. Despite political parties’ role in nominating women for special seats, concerns linger regarding their internal commitment to advancing women’s political participation. This artic…

  • The Reception of Covid-19 Denialist Propaganda in Tanzania

    Open AccessRaymond Macdonald, Thomas Molony et al.ARTICLEJournal of Southern African Studies2023Referencias: 8

    In June 2020, the government of Tanzania declared that Covid-19 had been eradicated from the country. As the figures released by Tanzania’s Ministry of Health since March 2021 show, this was not true. Taking this claim as an example of authoritarian propaganda, this article tackles the issue of ‘reception’ by asking if Tanzanians believed the government. Data from a nationally representative survey conducted close to the 2020 general elections su…

  • Exploring Suitable Electoral Systems for Promotion of Women's Representation in Tanzania and Rwanda

    Open AccessVictoria LihiruARTICLEAfrican studies quarterly2022Referencias: 7

    This article explores suitable electoral system(s) for the promotion of women's representation in the Tanzania and Rwanda from a legal standpoint. The scrutiny of international law finds an absence of legal guidance on the favorable electoral system for enhancing the participation of women in elections, except trivially under the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The Declaration calls for states and parties to adopt electoral syst…