Continuity and Change in Botswana’s Democracy: An Assessment of the Presidency

This study presents an analysis of the presidency in Botswana from 1966 to 2013. It explores the character of presidential power, how that power has been used since 1966 and how the presidency has changed over the past five decades. The paper traces the constitutional, institutional and external and...

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Main Author:	Modungwa, Boikanyo Gaone
Format:	Dissertation
Language:	English English
Published:	University of Cape Town 2017
Subjects:	International Relations
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23063

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spelling	ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uct-oai-localhost-11427-230632020-10-07T05:11:28Z Continuity and Change in Botswana’s Democracy: An Assessment of the Presidency Continuity and change in Botswana's democracy: an assessment of the presidency Modungwa, Boikanyo Gaone Modungwa, Boikanyo Gaone International Relations This study presents an analysis of the presidency in Botswana from 1966 to 2013. It explores the character of presidential power, how that power has been used since 1966 and how the presidency has changed over the past five decades. The paper traces the constitutional, institutional and external and internal socio-political dynamics that have facilitated the centralisation of power in the presidency. It further explores the relationship between the presidency and institutions established to deepen Botswana's democracy. Lastly, it explores each President's tenure. It concludes that the presidency remains an impediment to deeper democracy in Botswana. 2017-01-25T14:12:23Z 2017-01-25T14:12:23Z 2014 2016-12-12T14:02:18Z Master Thesis Masters MSocSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23063 eng eng application/pdf University of Cape Town Faculty of Humanities Department of Political Studies
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description	This study presents an analysis of the presidency in Botswana from 1966 to 2013. It explores the character of presidential power, how that power has been used since 1966 and how the presidency has changed over the past five decades. The paper traces the constitutional, institutional and external and internal socio-political dynamics that have facilitated the centralisation of power in the presidency. It further explores the relationship between the presidency and institutions established to deepen Botswana's democracy. Lastly, it explores each President's tenure. It concludes that the presidency remains an impediment to deeper democracy in Botswana.
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title	Continuity and Change in Botswana’s Democracy: An Assessment of the Presidency
title_short	Continuity and Change in Botswana’s Democracy: An Assessment of the Presidency
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Continuity and Change in Botswana’s Democracy: An Assessment of the Presidency

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