Full of Sound and Fury

Three Decades of Parliamentary Politics in Mauritius

Bibliographic Data

ID4604404
AuthorsHenry Srebrnik (corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume28
Issue2
Pages277-289
Publication date2002-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Southern African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-7070 • E-ISSN: 1465-3893
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03057070220140702
OpenAlexW2015225691
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited8

Mauritius in 2000 held its seventh free election since independence, resulting in the third democratic transfer of power in its history. It is one of the most ethnically heterogeneous states in the world and its multi-party system is characterised by a bewildering kaleidoscope of parties, often constituted for little more than electoral purposes. Class politics also have their place, although attempts to substitute left-wing ideology for communalism have met with only indifferent success. Although there has been an increase in ethnic tension recently, the country has had only three prime ministers in 33 years, and its political culture remains robustly democratic. This article describes electoral politics since independence and demonstrates that, by virtue of their numbers, it also remains an inescapable fact that Indo-Mauritians will govern

Communalism · Democracy · Democratic consolidation · Democratization · Ethnic group · Ideology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Virtue · African history and culture studies · Economic Zones and Regional Development · International Development and Aid · Law

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