Mapping Conflict
Heterarchy and Accountability in the Ancient Capital of Buganda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8980552 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Holly Hanson (0000-0003-1942-7840, Mount Holyoke College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 179-202 |
| Publication date | 2009-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of African History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8537 • E-ISSN: 1469-5138 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021853709990065 |
| OpenAlex | W2134902774 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 8 |
Multiple, overlapping, and competing forms of authority contributed to the highly centralized Buganda kingdom. Their enduring salience, commonly considered characteristic of heterarchy, challenges our understanding of the early history of the kingdom. A map that specifies the location of 292 chiefs and authority figures in the capital reveals not only the critical importance of multiple forms of authority but also the development of those forms over several centuries. The allocation of space in the capital and other historical sources indicate that compromise and co-optation characterized the practice of power in the ancient kingdom: the king was surrounded, literally and figuratively, by others who curbed his authority
Accountability · Ancient history · Capital (architecture · Compromise · Kingdom · Political economy · Political science · Power (physics · Salience (neuroscience · Sociology · African history and culture analysis · African history and culture studies · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Law
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,29 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |