Student representation and multiparty politics in African higher education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4097912 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thierry M Luescher (0000-0002-6675-0512, University of the Western Cape, corresponding author), Thierry M Luescher-Mamashela, Taabo Mugume (0000-0002-6033-4198, University of the Western Cape) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 500-515 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2014.896183 |
| OpenAlex | W1969328505 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 14 |
The transition from one-party rule and other forms of authoritarianism to multiparty democracy in the 1990s has had a profound impact on the organisation and role of student politics in Africa. Against the background of student involvement in African politics in the twentieth century, leading up to student participation in Africa's ‘second liberation’ in the early 1990s, the paper analyses the organisation of student governments, student representation in institutional and national governance, student unionism and the emergence of political parties in student politics in the 2000s. Proceeding from Munene's argument regarding a shift in oppositional politics in Africa away from students to multiparty politics, this paper finds that party politics is also increasingly implicated in African student politics with varied results. The paper concludes by proposing a tentative framework for understanding the impact of high levels of resource exchange between student leaders and political parties on student representation
Authoritarianism · Corporate governance · Democracy · Economics · Higher education · Management · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Law · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,89 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |