Author: Eldred Masunungure | Journal of Democracy

Eldred Masunungure is a lecturer in political and administrative studies at the University of Zimbabwe and director of the Mass Public Opinion Institute in Harare.

October 2008, Volume 19, Issue 4

Zimbabwe’s Long Agony

Michael Bratton
Eldred Masunungure

Once hailed as liberators, Zimbabwe’s ruling party now clings to power through violent repression. How did the country’s founding father become its dictator, and what patterns in his party’s past foretold such an outcome?

Democratization in Africa: Progress and Retreat

Marc F. Plattner
Larry Diamond

At a time when democracy seems to be in retreat in many parts of the world, Africa presents a more mixed picture. Democratization in Africa: Progress and Retreat brings into focus the complex landscape of African politics by pairing broad analytical surveys with country-specific case studies.