Peter Mwangi Kagwanja
Biographic Data
| ID | 1591571 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Mwangi Kagwanja |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter Mwangi |
| FAMILY NAME | Kagwanja |
| SIGNATURE | KAGWANJA P M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 102 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Globalizing Ethnicity, Localizing Citizenship: Globalization, Identity Politics and Violence in Kenya's Tana River Region
This paper is about the ways in which forces of globalization have impacted on, and shaped the construction of, citizenship in Africa generally and Kenya in particular. It is also about globalization and violence associated with the resur gence of ethnic nationalism. The empirical part of the paper focuses on Tana River region, a marginalized, poor and bandit-prone multi-ethnic region on the delta of Kenya's largest river. The region's proximity …
Power to Uhuru: Youth Identity and Generational Politics in Kenya’s 2002 Elections
Faced with the challenge of a new, multi-ethnic political coalition, President Daniel arap Moi shifted the axis of the 2002 electoral contest from ethnicity to the politics of generational conflict. The strategy backfired, ripping his party wide open and resulting in its humiliating defeat in the December 2002 general elections. Nevertheless, the discourse of a generational change of guard as a blueprint for a more accountable system of governanc…
Facing Mount Kenya or Facing Mecca? The Mungiki, ethnic violence and the politics of the Moi succession in Kenya, 1987-2002
Kenya's return to pluralist politics in the early 1990s saw the eruption of political violence that has since laid siege to human rights and democracy. This article discusses the Mungiki movement which, like the Mau Mau movement that waged armed struggle against the British in the 1950s, has sprouted among the Kikuyu. It examines Mungiki within the broader theoretical context of competitive electoral politics and political violence in contemporar…
Le bon Samaritain à l'épreuve de la « tradition africaine » dans les camps de réfugiés au Kenya
Au cours des années 1990, le Kenya a été confronté à un tel afflux de réfugiés qu'il a dû faire appel à l'aide internationale. Les organismes d'assistance se sont alors employés à gérer la masse anonyme de ces nouveaux venus en la triant par ethnies, clans ou sexes. Les réfugiés ont réagi en réécrivant leur histoire de façon à entrer dans les catégories du système humanitaire, adoptant des stratégies de survie pour s'adapter à leur nouvel environ…
Facing Mount Kenya or Facing Mecca? The Mungiki, ethnic violence and the politics of the Moi succession in Kenya, 1987-2002
Kenya's return to pluralist politics in the early 1990s saw the eruption of political violence that has since laid siege to human rights and democracy. This article discusses the Mungiki movement which, like the Mau Mau movement that waged armed struggle against the British in the 1950s, has sprouted among the Kikuyu. It examines Mungiki within the broader theoretical context of competitive electoral politics and political violence in contemporar…
Power to Uhuru: Youth Identity and Generational Politics in Kenya’s 2002 Elections
Faced with the challenge of a new, multi-ethnic political coalition, President Daniel arap Moi shifted the axis of the 2002 electoral contest from ethnicity to the politics of generational conflict. The strategy backfired, ripping his party wide open and resulting in its humiliating defeat in the December 2002 general elections. Nevertheless, the discourse of a generational change of guard as a blueprint for a more accountable system of governanc…
Globalizing Ethnicity, Localizing Citizenship: Globalization, Identity Politics and Violence in Kenya's Tana River Region
This paper is about the ways in which forces of globalization have impacted on, and shaped the construction of, citizenship in Africa generally and Kenya in particular. It is also about globalization and violence associated with the resur gence of ethnic nationalism. The empirical part of the paper focuses on Tana River region, a marginalized, poor and bandit-prone multi-ethnic region on the delta of Kenya's largest river. The region's proximity …
Le bon Samaritain à l'épreuve de la « tradition africaine » dans les camps de réfugiés au Kenya
Au cours des années 1990, le Kenya a été confronté à un tel afflux de réfugiés qu'il a dû faire appel à l'aide internationale. Les organismes d'assistance se sont alors employés à gérer la masse anonyme de ces nouveaux venus en la triant par ethnies, clans ou sexes. Les réfugiés ont réagi en réécrivant leur histoire de façon à entrer dans les catégories du système humanitaire, adoptant des stratégies de survie pour s'adapter à leur nouvel environ…
Facing Mount Kenya or Facing Mecca? The Mungiki, ethnic violence and the politics of the Moi succession in Kenya, 1987-2002
Kenya's return to pluralist politics in the early 1990s saw the eruption of political violence that has since laid siege to human rights and democracy. This article discusses the Mungiki movement which, like the Mau Mau movement that waged armed struggle against the British in the 1950s, has sprouted among the Kikuyu. It examines Mungiki within the broader theoretical context of competitive electoral politics and political violence in contemporar…
Power to Uhuru: Youth Identity and Generational Politics in Kenya’s 2002 Elections
Faced with the challenge of a new, multi-ethnic political coalition, President Daniel arap Moi shifted the axis of the 2002 electoral contest from ethnicity to the politics of generational conflict. The strategy backfired, ripping his party wide open and resulting in its humiliating defeat in the December 2002 general elections. Nevertheless, the discourse of a generational change of guard as a blueprint for a more accountable system of governanc…
Globalizing Ethnicity, Localizing Citizenship: Globalization, Identity Politics and Violence in Kenya's Tana River Region
This paper is about the ways in which forces of globalization have impacted on, and shaped the construction of, citizenship in Africa generally and Kenya in particular. It is also about globalization and violence associated with the resur gence of ethnic nationalism. The empirical part of the paper focuses on Tana River region, a marginalized, poor and bandit-prone multi-ethnic region on the delta of Kenya's largest river. The region's proximity …
Ethnic conflict (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · African history and culture analysis (1 works)