April 2018
The coup and the struggle for democratisation in Zimbabwe: Challenges, Prospects and Lessons
It’s been four months since one of the world’s longest-serving dictators was forced out of power. Robert Mugabe dramatically left office in what was essentially a military coup albeit couched in popular protests. The unique political ‘transition’ that happened in Zimbabwe offers a great opportunity to re-look into the democratisation debate in Africa. This talk discusses the challenges, prospects, and lessons for Zimbabwe’s democratisation in the context of the November coup. Edson Ziso is a Visiting Research Fellow, in the…
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Think Global: Queer Rights and Southeast Asia
While now recognised by the UN and leading democratic states (if still incompletely and often haphazardly), LGBTQ rights are denied in many other quarters. In Southeast Asia, ASEAN has implemented a regional human rights regime, albeit one which declined to incorporate standard global protections around discrimination in relation to sexuality and gender. This talk will examine the themes of identity, visibility politics and rights claiming across a diverse range of ASEAN member state contexts.
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